Ho Chi Minh vs Libreville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Libreville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$1694
🏠 One person rent	$376	$279
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$501
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$247
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$69.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$480
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	66	13
😀 Quality of life	65	40
🏙️ Population	9.39M	797K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 10% more expensive than in Libreville. Cities ranked 6739th and 7071st ($735 vs $668) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Vietnam and Gabon, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Gabon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 0.7 months in Libreville. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Libreville ranked 1st in Gabon, while ranked 4253rd and 6902nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Libreville

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	Ho Chi Minh	Libreville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.17	$5.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$5.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.83
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$276
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$378
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$44.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$68.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	10.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$1336
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$959
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$9.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$7.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$8.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$4.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$5.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$6.03
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$76.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$226
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$5922

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Ho Chi Minh

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$530
25 km or 15 mi	Bien Hoa	$425
72 km or 45 mi	Vung Tau	$494
96 km or 60 mi	Svay Rieng	$678
113 km or 70 mi	Sa Dec	$512
127 km or 79 mi	Can Tho	$454
141 km or 88 mi	Long Xuyen	$508
153 km or 95 mi	Soc Trang	$514
162 km or 100 mi	Prey Veng	$721
167 km or 104 mi	Phan Thiet	$506
181 km or 112 mi	Mui Ne	$507
184 km or 114 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
189 km or 117 mi	Rach Gia	$526
198 km or 123 mi	Bac Lieu	$504
205 km or 127 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
233 km or 145 mi	Da Lat	$577
244 km or 151 mi	Ca Mau	$516
257 km or 160 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$531
270 km or 168 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$534
271 km or 168 mi	Kampot	$596
300 km or 186 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
309 km or 192 mi	Stung Treng	$634
320 km or 199 mi	Nha Trang	$535
343 km or 213 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
414 km or 257 mi	Siem Reap	$644
433 km or 269 mi	Qui Nhon	$516
452 km or 281 mi	Battambang	$573
488 km or 303 mi	Ko Chang	$677
502 km or 312 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
527 km or 327 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
533 km or 331 mi	Quang Ngai	$427
584 km or 363 mi	Klaeng	$685
592 km or 368 mi	Hoi An	$584
605 km or 376 mi	Da Nang	$593
637 km or 396 mi	Hue	$393
663 km or 412 mi	Nong Prue	$752
664 km or 413 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
668 km or 415 mi	Pattaya	$781
670 km or 416 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
676 km or 420 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588

Cities near Libreville

Distance	City	Cost of living
144 km or 89 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
166 km or 103 mi	Bata	$1121
303 km or 188 mi	Sao Tome	$900
310 km or 193 mi	Trindade	$900
381 km or 237 mi	Malabo	$741
404 km or 251 mi	Limbe	$655
408 km or 253 mi	Douala	$1265
421 km or 261 mi	Buea	$601
449 km or 279 mi	Yaounde	$747
472 km or 293 mi	Kumba	$764
522 km or 325 mi	Calabar	$384
556 km or 346 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
574 km or 357 mi	Aba	$621
575 km or 357 mi	Bafoussam	$555
612 km or 380 mi	Umuahia	$883
621 km or 386 mi	Bamenda	$553
627 km or 390 mi	Owerri	$1611
635 km or 395 mi	Pointe-Noire	$569
643 km or 400 mi	Gamboma	$522
662 km or 412 mi	Kayes	$523
680 km or 423 mi	Madingou	$519
698 km or 434 mi	Awka	$805
703 km or 437 mi	Warri	$881
707 km or 439 mi	Enugu	$462
707 km or 440 mi	Onitsha	$972
727 km or 452 mi	Cabinda	$676
785 km or 488 mi	Benin	$558
791 km or 491 mi	Kinkala	$520
800 km or 497 mi	Boma	$821
822 km or 511 mi	Matadi	$844
825 km or 512 mi	Berberati	$482
829 km or 515 mi	Brazzaville	$580
836 km or 520 mi	Kinshasa	$1120
869 km or 540 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$812
869 km or 540 mi	Owo	$651
896 km or 557 mi	Ngaoundere	$527
897 km or 557 mi	Akure	$634
928 km or 577 mi	N'zeto	$788
931 km or 578 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
951 km or 591 mi	Lagos	$1113