Ho Chi Minh vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$726
$721
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1883
$1675
🏠 One person rent
$370
$267
🏘️ Family rent
$634
$400
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.8
$64.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$500
$122
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
67
27
😀 Quality of life
71
22
🏙️ Population
14M
2.12M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 0.8% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 7123rd and 7156th ($726 vs $721) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 0.2 months in Mogadishu. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 3396th and 9071st 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
$2.1
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19
$57.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.77
$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$3.42
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$1.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$70
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$904
$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.78
$67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.72%
9.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4456
$4145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1839
$6374
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.72
$5.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$5.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$4.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$3.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.78
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$3.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.33
$1.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.7
$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$31.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.45
$26.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.1
$14.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.5
$51.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$14.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.2
$25
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$379
$57.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17174
$629

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$522
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$414
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$503
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$721
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$519
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$455
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$508
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$523
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$776
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$480
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$493
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$518
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$530
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$506
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$893
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$563
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$517
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$528
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$533
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$582
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$518
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$668
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$540
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$766
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$679
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$515
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$601
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$718
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$644
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$543
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$407
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$724
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$609
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$699
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$375
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$809
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$784
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$839
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$799
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$586

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Distance City Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi Baidoa
$745
824 km or 512 mi Malindi
$563
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$682
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$1045
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$1050
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$543
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$521
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$611
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$910
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$448
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$415
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$807
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$533
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$563
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$532
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$540
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$590
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$564
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$513
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$746
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$618
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$546
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$586
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$931
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$509
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$549
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$524
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$624
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$603
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$497
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$417
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$488
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1637
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$573
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$476
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$800