Ho Chi Minh vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$1084
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1978
$3226
🏠 One person rent
$349
$510
🏘️ Family rent
$750
$1512
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$457
$220
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
66
28
😀 Quality of life
66
41
🏙️ Population
10.4M
1.19M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 35% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 6786th and 4791st ($702 vs $1084) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Vietnam and Mozambique, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 0.2 months in Maputo. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 4217th and 7059th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ho Chi Minh Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.85
$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$57.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$8.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$872
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$1851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$1202
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$49.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.1
$75.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$105
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.9%
21.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4519
$3602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2063
$2315
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.56
$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.78
$34.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$5.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$6.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.05
$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.39
$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$6.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$36.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.08
$7.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$26.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16779
$3971

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$550
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$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
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$978
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$447
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$952
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$558
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$739
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$866
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$746
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$631
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$741
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$755
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$783
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$889
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$908
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$776
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$780
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$637
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$875
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$751
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$845
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$625
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$701
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$621
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$682
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$535
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$605
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$511
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$837
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$511
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$656
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$719
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$631
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$554
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$1014
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$601
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$689
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$603