Ho Chi Minh vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$711
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$2049
🏠 One person rent	$376	$230
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$703
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$67.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$352
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	66	26
😀 Quality of life	65	12
🏙️ Population	9.39M	2.12M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 3% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 6739th and 6832nd ($735 vs $711) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Vietnam and Somalia, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 4253rd and 9139th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Mogadishu

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	Ho Chi Minh	Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.17	$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$72.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$1676
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	8.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$4805
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$8866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$5.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$4.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$5.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$24.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$12.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$51.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$18.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$60
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$73.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$879

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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 Mogadishu

Distance	City	Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi	Baidoa	$706
824 km or 512 mi	Malindi	$498
849 km or 527 mi	Hargeisa	$660
860 km or 534 mi	Jijiga	$764
883 km or 549 mi	Harar	$718
883 km or 549 mi	Meru	$541
909 km or 565 mi	Borama	$518
923 km or 573 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
925 km or 575 mi	Mombasa	$580
944 km or 586 mi	Awasa	$886
980 km or 609 mi	Thika	$589
981 km or 610 mi	Machakos	$408
1017 km or 632 mi	Nairobi	$760
1051 km or 653 mi	Tanga	$545
1054 km or 655 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
1060 km or 659 mi	Dikhil	$542
1063 km or 661 mi	Nakuru	$500
1066 km or 663 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
1072 km or 666 mi	Moshi	$561
1090 km or 677 mi	Djibouti City	$571
1127 km or 700 mi	Obock	$540
1131 km or 703 mi	Eldoret	$483
1131 km or 703 mi	Jimma	$654
1135 km or 705 mi	Arusha	$638
1139 km or 708 mi	Stone Town	$523
1139 km or 708 mi	Zanzibar	$552
1191 km or 740 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
1191 km or 740 mi	Dessie	$838
1197 km or 744 mi	Aden	$503
1201 km or 747 mi	Kisumu	$522
1222 km or 759 mi	Mumias	$490
1246 km or 774 mi	Mbale	$605
1250 km or 777 mi	Tororo	$602
1291 km or 802 mi	Taiz	$507
1303 km or 810 mi	Morogoro	$486
1332 km or 828 mi	Ibb	$496
1346 km or 836 mi	Victoria	$1495
1361 km or 846 mi	Jinja	$562
1370 km or 851 mi	Zabid	$482
1377 km or 855 mi	Bahir Dar	$752