Ho Chi Minh vs Malabo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Malabo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$2145
🏠 One person rent	$376	$149
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$471
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$461
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$40.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$317
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	66	8
😀 Quality of life	65	33
🏙️ Population	9.39M	297K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 0.9% less expensive than in Malabo. Cities ranked 6739th and 6716th ($735 vs $741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Vietnam and Equatorial Guinea, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Equatorial Guinea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 0.4 months in Malabo. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Malabo ranked 1st in Equatorial Guinea, while ranked 4253rd and 7709th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Malabo

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	Ho Chi Minh	Malabo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.17	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$51.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$179
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$25.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	6.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$7.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$2.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$3.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$6.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$6.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$7.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$3.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$4.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$4.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$4.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$4.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$24.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$23.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$135
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$64.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$5445

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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 Malabo

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Limbe	$655
69 km or 43 mi	Buea	$601
108 km or 67 mi	Douala	$1265
123 km or 77 mi	Kumba	$764
142 km or 88 mi	Calabar	$384
218 km or 135 mi	Aba	$621
226 km or 140 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
238 km or 148 mi	Bata	$1121
244 km or 152 mi	Umuahia	$883
264 km or 164 mi	Bafoussam	$555
273 km or 169 mi	Owerri	$1611
287 km or 179 mi	Bamenda	$553
305 km or 189 mi	Yaounde	$747
331 km or 206 mi	Enugu	$462
331 km or 206 mi	Awka	$805
347 km or 216 mi	Onitsha	$972
381 km or 237 mi	Libreville	$668
388 km or 241 mi	Warri	$881
443 km or 275 mi	Sao Tome	$900
450 km or 279 mi	Trindade	$900
451 km or 281 mi	Benin	$558
497 km or 309 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
520 km or 323 mi	Owo	$651
555 km or 345 mi	Akure	$634
583 km or 362 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
606 km or 377 mi	Abuja	$1502
622 km or 387 mi	Ife	$779
645 km or 401 mi	Osogbo	$695
664 km or 413 mi	Ngaoundere	$527
666 km or 414 mi	Lagos	$1113
673 km or 418 mi	Ibadan	$776
687 km or 427 mi	Jos	$820
696 km or 433 mi	Minna	$743
702 km or 436 mi	Oyo	$677
705 km or 438 mi	Ilorin	$535
709 km or 441 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
739 km or 459 mi	Bauchi	$759
746 km or 464 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
762 km or 473 mi	Cotonou	$709
767 km or 477 mi	Kaduna	$371