Ho Chi Minh vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$744
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2071
$1489
🏠 One person rent
$376
$228
🏘️ Family rent
$848
$395
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.4
$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$488
$738
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
66
16
😀 Quality of life
65
15
🏙️ Population
9.39M
344K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 19% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 6692nd and 7499th ($744 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Vietnam and Lesotho, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Lesotho comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 1.2 months in Maseru. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 4277th and 9036th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Maseru

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Ho Chi Minh Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.27
$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$23.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.89
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$1.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$133
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$67.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1185
$277
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.7
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.8
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.1
$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.77%
8.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4095
$370
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2072
$503
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.4
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$5.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$5.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$4.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.88
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$9.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.43
$4.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.6
$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.42
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$263
$29.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14503
$1137

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$541
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$445
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$512
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$689
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$521
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$469
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$516
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$529
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$711
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$521
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$516
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$514
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$534
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$515
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$819
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$531
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$525
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$515
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$521
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$582
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$529
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$626
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$549
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$754
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$630
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$515
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$533
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$697
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$633
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$561
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$433
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$703
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$547
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$610
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$407
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$773
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$758
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$800
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$769
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$564

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
61 km or 38 mi Mafeteng
$581
94 km or 58 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
125 km or 78 mi Bloemfontein
$696
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$774
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$788
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$859
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$862
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$689
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$717
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$953
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$717
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$971
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$834
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$1079
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$696
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$822
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$997
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$874
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$791
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$819
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$838
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$1286
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$909
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$943
410 km or 255 mi East London
$703
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$848
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$809
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$841
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$792
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$692
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$623
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$459
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$690
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$901
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$718
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$970
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$654