Ho Chi Minh vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$2636
🏠 One person rent	$376	$427
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$1034
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$301
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$828
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	66	10
😀 Quality of life	65	16
🏙️ Population	9.39M	2.89M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 27% less expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 6739th and 5435th ($735 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Vietnam and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Vietnam vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 0.8 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd in the DR Congo, while ranked 4253rd and 9011th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Mbuji-Mayi

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	Ho Chi Minh	Mbuji-Mayi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.17	$7.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$4.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$1343
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	12.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$4209
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$97.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$8.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$4.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$2.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$35.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$31.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$3.68
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$25.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$57
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$89.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$3463

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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 Mbuji-Mayi

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Gandajika	$828
99 km or 62 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$843
129 km or 80 mi	Kananga	$976
311 km or 193 mi	Tshikapa	$934
436 km or 271 mi	Kindu	$746
543 km or 337 mi	Kikwit	$876
551 km or 342 mi	Kolwezi	$975
619 km or 385 mi	Kalemie	$747
641 km or 398 mi	Likasi	$961
684 km or 425 mi	Uvira	$803
708 km or 440 mi	Bujumbura	$719
708 km or 440 mi	Bukavu	$759
713 km or 443 mi	Cyangugu	$496
722 km or 448 mi	Makamba	$647
726 km or 451 mi	Bubanza	$648
748 km or 465 mi	Luena	$634
749 km or 465 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
751 km or 467 mi	Rutana	$648
759 km or 472 mi	Kisangani	$910
763 km or 474 mi	Gitega	$651
777 km or 483 mi	Ngozi	$648
781 km or 486 mi	Kibuye	$479
786 km or 489 mi	Butare	$413
794 km or 493 mi	Ruyigi	$648
797 km or 495 mi	Gisenyi	$381
801 km or 498 mi	Nyanza	$518
809 km or 503 mi	Mansa	$776
831 km or 516 mi	Muyinga	$650
845 km or 525 mi	Ruhengeri	$492
854 km or 530 mi	Kigali	$771
854 km or 531 mi	Chingola	$875
878 km or 545 mi	Byumba	$613
879 km or 546 mi	Mufulira	$1018
901 km or 560 mi	Kitwe	$917
906 km or 563 mi	Mbandaka	$850
933 km or 580 mi	Bumba	$806
938 km or 583 mi	Kinshasa	$1120
940 km or 584 mi	Butembo	$768
940 km or 584 mi	Ndola	$541
943 km or 586 mi	Brazzaville	$580