Ho Chi Minh vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$3163
🏠 One person rent	$376	$489
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$1593
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$329
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$1100
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	66	14
😀 Quality of life	65	17
🏙️ Population	9.39M	1.79M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 30% less expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 6739th and 5160th ($735 vs $1050) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Vietnam and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Vietnam vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 1 months in Lubumbashi. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Lubumbashi ranked 2nd in the DR Congo, while ranked 4253rd and 8961st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Lubumbashi

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	Ho Chi Minh	Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.17	$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.31
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$694
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$2119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$1165
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	12.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$6963
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$495
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$8.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$9.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$2.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$69.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$8.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$3.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$63.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$5003

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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 Lubumbashi

Distance	City	Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi	Chingola	$875
110 km or 68 mi	Likasi	$961
131 km or 82 mi	Mufulira	$1018
152 km or 94 mi	Kitwe	$917
165 km or 102 mi	Mansa	$776
193 km or 120 mi	Ndola	$541
242 km or 150 mi	Kolwezi	$975
289 km or 180 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
426 km or 265 mi	Lusaka	$738
437 km or 272 mi	Kasama	$748
575 km or 357 mi	Choma	$700
668 km or 415 mi	Kalemie	$747
668 km or 415 mi	Gandajika	$828
668 km or 415 mi	Mzimba	$566
680 km or 423 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$843
697 km or 433 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
708 km or 440 mi	Livingstone	$688
717 km or 445 mi	Mzuzu	$525
724 km or 450 mi	Mbeya	$461
732 km or 455 mi	Lilongwe	$587
749 km or 465 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1011
786 km or 489 mi	Harare	$992
788 km or 490 mi	Kadoma	$723
802 km or 498 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
822 km or 510 mi	Luena	$634
829 km or 515 mi	Tete	$825
845 km or 525 mi	Kananga	$976
847 km or 526 mi	Marondera	$794
850 km or 528 mi	Kwekwe	$730
851 km or 529 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
856 km or 532 mi	Ntcheu	$492
877 km or 545 mi	Makamba	$647
901 km or 560 mi	Mangochi	$493
902 km or 561 mi	Gweru	$597
906 km or 563 mi	Rutana	$648
935 km or 581 mi	Blantyre	$507
936 km or 581 mi	Tshikapa	$934
937 km or 583 mi	Uvira	$803
945 km or 587 mi	Bujumbura	$719
946 km or 588 mi	Zomba	$457