Ho Chi Minh vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$621
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2016
$1508
🏠 One person rent
$376
$219
🏘️ Family rent
$815
$409
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$305
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.4
$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$487
$611
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
66
16
😀 Quality of life
65
13
🏙️ Population
9.39M
344K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 18% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 6739th and 7441st ($735 vs $621) 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 months in Maseru. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 4253rd and 9104th 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
$2.17
$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.4
$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.72
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.59
 Cappuccino
$1.88
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$459
$125
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$63.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1102
$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$634
$150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.1
$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.2
$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.54
$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.56%
8.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4334
$344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2039
$472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.97
$5.42
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$5.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$5.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.3
$4.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.78
$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.41
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.89
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.4
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.32
$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.2
$12.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.1
$41
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$79.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$277
$46.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14143
$1063

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141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$508
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$514
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$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
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Teyateyaneng
$500
61 km or 38 mi Mafeteng
$567
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$535
125 km or 78 mi Bloemfontein
$657
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$748
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$768
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$814
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$852
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$722
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$640
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$695
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$773
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$915
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$672
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$923
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$809
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$993
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$678
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$785
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$953
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$837
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$763
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$784
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$807
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$1332
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$906
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$889
410 km or 255 mi East London
$766
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$820
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$780
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$795
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$763
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$665
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$562
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$442
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$664
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$840
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$691
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$901
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$628