Ho Chi Minh vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$2249
🏠 One person rent	$376	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$948
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$333
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	66	37
😀 Quality of life	65	49
🏙️ Population	9.39M	2.47M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 0.5% less expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 6739th and 6726th ($735 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Vietnam and Zambia, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 0.5 months in Lusaka. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 4253rd and 6269th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Lusaka

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	Ho Chi Minh	Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.17	$6.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$3.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$0.91
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$1082
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$60.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$94.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$125
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	21.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$2003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$4875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$7.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$4.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$2.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$9642

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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 Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$700
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$541
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$917
297 km or 184 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
318 km or 198 mi	Mufulira	$1018
322 km or 200 mi	Chingola	$875
370 km or 230 mi	Kadoma	$723
373 km or 232 mi	Livingstone	$688
399 km or 248 mi	Harare	$992
411 km or 255 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
426 km or 265 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
429 km or 267 mi	Kwekwe	$730
464 km or 288 mi	Marondera	$794
475 km or 295 mi	Mansa	$776
478 km or 297 mi	Gweru	$597
521 km or 324 mi	Likasi	$961
529 km or 329 mi	Bulawayo	$766
574 km or 356 mi	Tete	$825
584 km or 363 mi	Masvingo	$854
605 km or 376 mi	Kolwezi	$975
611 km or 380 mi	Mutare	$752
613 km or 381 mi	Lilongwe	$587
645 km or 401 mi	Francistown	$624
658 km or 409 mi	Kasama	$748
686 km or 426 mi	Chimoio	$947
688 km or 428 mi	Ntcheu	$492
694 km or 431 mi	Mzimba	$566
721 km or 448 mi	Blantyre	$507
729 km or 453 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
756 km or 470 mi	Zomba	$457
757 km or 471 mi	Mangochi	$493
762 km or 474 mi	Mzuzu	$525
775 km or 482 mi	Mulanje	$461
792 km or 492 mi	Serowe	$583
802 km or 499 mi	Palapye	$540
852 km or 529 mi	Beira	$1003
869 km or 540 mi	Mahalapye	$631
917 km or 570 mi	Mbeya	$461
956 km or 594 mi	Quelimane	$675