Ho Chi Minh vs Lome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Lome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$755
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2016
$1774
🏠 One person rent
$376
$306
🏘️ Family rent
$815
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$297
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.4
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$487
$534
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
66
17
😀 Quality of life
65
40
🏙️ Population
9.39M
2.19M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 3% less expensive than in Lome. Cities ranked 6739th and 6657th ($735 vs $755) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Vietnam and Togo, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Togo 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 Lome. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Lome ranked 1st in Togo, while ranked 4253rd and 6989th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Lome

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Ho Chi Minh Lome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.17
$2.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.4
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.72
$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$0.8
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$4.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$3.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$459
$299
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1102
$527
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$634
$271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.1
$87.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.2
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.54
$42.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.56%
7.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4334
$1155
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2039
$420
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.97
$6.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$7.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$6.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$5.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$3.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$4.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.3
$1.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.78
$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.41
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.89
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.4
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.32
$7.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.2
$19.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$2.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.1
$20.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$30.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$277
$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14143
$4691

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$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
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$354
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$632
135 km or 84 mi Cotonou
$709
140 km or 87 mi Hohoe
$575
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$590
147 km or 91 mi Tema
$553
147 km or 91 mi Ashaiman
$560
155 km or 97 mi Atakpame
$647
159 km or 99 mi Porto-Novo
$670
165 km or 102 mi Koforidua
$588
167 km or 104 mi Accra
$729
243 km or 151 mi Lagos
$1113
253 km or 157 mi Save
$613
261 km or 162 mi Abeokuta
$1030
272 km or 169 mi Sotouboua
$649
317 km or 197 mi Sokode
$651
320 km or 199 mi Kumasi
$433
321 km or 200 mi Obuasi
$551
329 km or 204 mi Ibadan
$776
354 km or 220 mi Oyo
$677
357 km or 222 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$577
380 km or 236 mi Kara
$658
398 km or 247 mi Ife
$779
411 km or 256 mi Osogbo
$695
430 km or 267 mi Tamale
$507
452 km or 281 mi Ilorin
$535
456 km or 283 mi Akure
$634
471 km or 293 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
486 km or 302 mi Benin
$558
496 km or 308 mi Owo
$651
505 km or 314 mi Warri
$881
526 km or 327 mi Abengourou
$889
558 km or 347 mi Grand-Bassam
$881
587 km or 365 mi Abidjan
$1022
602 km or 374 mi Agboville
$882
615 km or 382 mi Onitsha
$972
626 km or 389 mi Dabou
$882
646 km or 401 mi Awka
$805
647 km or 402 mi Owerri
$1611
658 km or 409 mi Port Harcourt
$679