Ho Chi Minh vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$734
$915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1845
$2130
🏠 One person rent
$387
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$684
$677
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$88.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$336
$111
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
66
29
😀 Quality of life
66
42
🏙️ Population
9.39M
1.13M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 20% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 6928th and 6137th ($734 vs $915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Vietnam and Mozambique, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 0.1 months in Maputo. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 4947th and 7527th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Maputo

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Ho Chi Minh Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$9.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.6
$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.81
$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.42
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$280
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$921
$737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$508
$448
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.3
$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.8
$80.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.41
$90.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.06%
24.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3891
$4181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1915
$2063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.93
$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$5.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$4.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.4
$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$7.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.5
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.5
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13093
$5749

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$519
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$410
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$493
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$686
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$502
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$439
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$498
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$507
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$727
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$482
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$491
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$504
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$515
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$494
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$829
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$572
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$507
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$516
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$523
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$622
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$511
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$635
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$508
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$763
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$650
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$501
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$571
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$708
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$623
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$558
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$403
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$718
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$601
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$615
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$372
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$787
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$770
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$812
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$779
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$588

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$908
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$469
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$915
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$599
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$827
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$830
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$838
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$740
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$826
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$892
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$975
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$984
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$1082
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$890
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$892
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$706
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$984
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$875
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$940
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$731
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$808
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$762
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$762
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$650
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$577
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$514
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$873
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$598
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$668
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$833
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$637
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$536
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$996
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$698
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$901
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$607