Ho Chi Minh vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	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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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 Maseru

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
61 km or 38 mi	Mafeteng	$567
94 km or 58 mi	Butha-Buthe	$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