Ho Chi Minh vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$1025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1978
$3081
🏠 One person rent
$349
$496
🏘️ Family rent
$750
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$350
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$457
$1104
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
66
14
😀 Quality of life
66
21
🏙️ Population
10.4M
1.79M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 32% less expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 6786th and 5141st ($702 vs $1025) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.1 months in Lubumbashi. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Lubumbashi ranked 2nd in the DR Congo, while ranked 4217th and 8928th 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
$1.85
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.31
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$2138
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$1171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.1
$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.9%
12.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4519
$6999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2063
$502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.56
$64.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.78
$5.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$9.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$4.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$4.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$9.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.05
$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.39
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$70.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$31.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.08
$3.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$21.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$63.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$99.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16779
$5005

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Distance City Cost of living
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$550
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$479
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$534
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$694
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$515
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$463
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$509
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$522
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$711
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$566
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$553
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$555
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$518
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$516
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$802
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$512
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$520
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$521
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$526
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$569
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$524
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$628
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$554
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$755
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$587
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$518
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$539
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$614
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$534
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$436
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$619
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$547
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$601
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$422
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$653
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$647
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$665
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$648
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518

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Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1107
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$953
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1236
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1238
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1121
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$1210
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$961
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$777
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1176
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$795
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$746
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$824
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$337
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$833
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$784
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$734
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$338
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$457
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$367
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$958
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$957
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$689
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$852
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$767
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$970
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$934
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$761
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$691
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$335
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$332
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$449
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$332
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$722
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$448
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$363
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$890
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$776
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$493
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$326