Ho Chi Minh vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$762
$681
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1930
$1559
🏠 One person rent
$409
$260
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$402
🍽️ Food expenses
$205
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$71
$44.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$340
$636
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
67
15
😀 Quality of life
69
27
🏙️ Population
14M
344K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 12% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 6919th and 7352nd ($762 vs $681) 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 0.4 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 0.9 months in Maseru. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 4450th and 8913th 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
$1.95
$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$8.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.6
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$547
$144
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$73.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1009
$263
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$134
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.58
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.52%
8.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4266
$399
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1950
$538
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$6.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$7.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$6.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$6.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$5.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$3.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.4
$24
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.48
$4.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.5
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$2.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.8
$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.9
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$329
$55
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14995
$1246

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$540
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$419
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$525
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$708
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$519
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$456
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$514
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$523
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$760
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$500
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$506
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$501
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$535
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$512
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$882
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$572
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$526
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$535
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$543
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$587
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$530
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$652
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$541
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$764
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$679
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$519
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$575
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$763
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$629
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$583
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$410
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$768
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$613
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$660
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$380
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$846
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$823
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$874
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$838
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$610

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
61 km or 38 mi Mafeteng
$630
94 km or 58 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
125 km or 78 mi Bloemfontein
$763
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$826
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$875
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$927
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$952
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$826
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$791
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$1050
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$765
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$1057
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$948
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$1171
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$792
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$892
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$1089
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$958
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$912
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$910
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$967
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$1419
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$1049
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$1017
410 km or 255 mi East London
$795
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$950
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$901
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$899
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$874
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$697
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$652
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$511
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$694
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$980
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$731
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$1036
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$662