Ho Chi Minh vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$762
$724
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1930
$1682
🏠 One person rent
$409
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$397
🍽️ Food expenses
$205
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$71
$70.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$340
$94.6
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
67
27
😀 Quality of life
69
19
🏙️ Population
14M
2.12M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 5% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 6919th and 7125th ($762 vs $724) 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 0.4 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 0.1 months in Mogadishu. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Mogadishu ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 4450th and 9150th 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
$1.95
$3.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$4.02
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$1.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$547
$143
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$79.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1009
$262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$145
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.58
$67.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.52%
8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4266
$4814
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1950
$7574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$5.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$4.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$3.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$3.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$1.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$2.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.4
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.48
$25.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.5
$15.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$52.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.8
$17.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.9
$26.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$329
$50.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14995
$571

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$540
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$419
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$525
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$708
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$519
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$456
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$514
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$523
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$760
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$500
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$506
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$501
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$535
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$512
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$882
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$572
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$526
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$535
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$543
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$587
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$530
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$652
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$541
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$764
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$679
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$519
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$575
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$763
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$629
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$583
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$410
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$768
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$613
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$660
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$380
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$846
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$823
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$874
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$838
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$610

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Distance City Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi Baidoa
$743
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$553
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$712
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$1152
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$1153
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$542
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$509
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$604
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$996
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$455
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$419
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$797
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$544
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$572
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$508
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$523
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$601
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$571
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$520
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$775
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$602
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$551
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$588
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$1022
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$526
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$533
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$505
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$651
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$624
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$514
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$408
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$504
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1646
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$593
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$491
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$863