Ho Chi Minh vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$3516
🏠 One person rent	$376	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$1762
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$1511
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	66	19
😀 Quality of life	65	53
🏙️ Population	9.39M	2.49M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 27% less expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 6739th and 5424th ($735 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Vietnam and Angola, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 1.5 months in Luanda. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 4253rd and 6024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Luanda

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	Ho Chi Minh	Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.17	$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$53.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$7.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$262
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$2330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$1341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$59.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$133
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	23.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$10449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$2420
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$0.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$4.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$96.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$700
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$15041

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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 Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$863
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$788
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$821
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$844
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$676
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$645
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$671
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$812
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$569
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$577
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$523
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$519
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$520
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1120
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$580
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$876
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$522
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$634
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$934
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$731
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$976
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$668
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$850
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$843
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1011
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$828
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$900
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1121
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$900
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$742
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$777
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$975
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$747
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$811
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$482
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$741
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1265
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$655
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$961