Ho Chi Minh vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$541
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$1478
🏠 One person rent	$376	$181
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$266
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$37.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$433
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	69 km
🎓 Higher education	66	29
😀 Quality of life	65	27
🏙️ Population	9.39M	42.7K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 36% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 6739th and 8317th ($735 vs $541) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Vietnam and Kenya, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Kenya 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 Meru. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 4253rd and 8421st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Meru

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	Ho Chi Minh	Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.17	$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$199
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$20.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$30.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	14.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$1127
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$1251
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$4.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$0.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$3.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$2.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$6.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$20.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$19
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$59.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$189
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$8023

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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 Meru

Distance	City	Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi	Thika	$589
175 km or 109 mi	Nairobi	$760
179 km or 111 mi	Machakos	$408
180 km or 112 mi	Nakuru	$500
268 km or 167 mi	Eldoret	$483
323 km or 201 mi	Kisumu	$522
354 km or 220 mi	Mumias	$490
378 km or 235 mi	Moshi	$561
392 km or 244 mi	Tororo	$602
395 km or 245 mi	Arusha	$638
403 km or 250 mi	Mbale	$605
455 km or 283 mi	Malindi	$498
496 km or 308 mi	Jinja	$562
508 km or 316 mi	Mombasa	$580
559 km or 347 mi	Kira Town	$646
564 km or 351 mi	Kampala	$698
577 km or 359 mi	Entebbe	$558
591 km or 367 mi	Tanga	$545
600 km or 373 mi	Mwanza	$625
666 km or 414 mi	Gulu	$594
712 km or 442 mi	Stone Town	$523
712 km or 443 mi	Zanzibar	$552
732 km or 455 mi	Dodoma	$502
749 km or 465 mi	Baidoa	$706
764 km or 475 mi	Morogoro	$486
783 km or 486 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
784 km or 487 mi	Awasa	$886
819 km or 509 mi	Arua	$585
840 km or 522 mi	Bunia	$801
852 km or 529 mi	Jimma	$654
852 km or 530 mi	Kasese	$573
858 km or 533 mi	Juba	$513
862 km or 536 mi	Byumba	$613
873 km or 542 mi	Kigali	$771
875 km or 544 mi	Muyinga	$650
883 km or 549 mi	Mogadishu	$711
907 km or 563 mi	Ruhengeri	$492
911 km or 566 mi	Ruyigi	$648
911 km or 566 mi	Beni	$785
918 km or 570 mi	Nyanza	$518