Ho Chi Minh vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$819
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1978
$2860
🏠 One person rent
$349
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$750
$1255
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$265
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$67.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$457
$394
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
66
26
😀 Quality of life
66
16
🏙️ Population
10.4M
2.12M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 14% less expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 6786th and 6317th ($702 vs $819) 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 4217th and 9088th 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
$1.85
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$7
 Cappuccino
$2.02
$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$179
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$75
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$836
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.1
$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.9%
7.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4519
$6395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2063
$823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.56
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.78
$5.84
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$5.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$5.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.05
$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.39
$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$26.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$174
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.08
$52
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$17.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$25.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$64.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16779
$1047

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Distance City Cost of living
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$550
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$479
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$534
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$694
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$515
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$463
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$509
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$522
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$711
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$566
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$553
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$555
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$518
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$516
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$802
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$512
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$520
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$521
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$526
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$569
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$524
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$628
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$554
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$755
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$587
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$518
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$539
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$614
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$534
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$436
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$619
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$547
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$601
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$422
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$653
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$647
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$665
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$648
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518

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Distance City Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi Baidoa
$805
824 km or 512 mi Malindi
$452
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$815
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$702
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$676
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$486
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$602
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$705
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$493
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$840
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$530
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$524
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$646
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$622
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$524
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$439
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$923
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$536
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$551
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$522
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$405
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$871
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$571
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$706
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$762
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$820
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$486
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$441
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$424
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$557
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$557
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$490
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$600
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$481
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1608
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$542
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$466
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$883