Ho Chi Minh vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$1068
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$2602
🏠 One person rent	$376	$531
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$1006
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$373
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	66	29
😀 Quality of life	65	41
🏙️ Population	9.39M	1.13M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 31% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 6739th and 5045th ($735 vs $1068) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 0.3 months in Maputo. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 4253rd and 6875th 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	$2.17	$9.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$47.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$8.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.14
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$592
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$1399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$661
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$56
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$86.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$111
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	24.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$3504
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$2016
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$5.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$4.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$80.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$5643

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$964
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$442
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$562
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$763
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$795
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$784
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$678
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$785
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$807
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$906
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$953
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$993
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$837
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$809
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$672
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$923
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$820
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$889
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$768
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$748
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$621
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$631
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$540
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$854
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$567
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$691
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$780
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$665
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$583
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$1003
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$852
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$628