Ho Chi Minh vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$972
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$2129
🏠 One person rent	$376	$590
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$1043
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$82.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$103
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	66	36
😀 Quality of life	65	12
🏙️ Population	9.39M	1.48M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 24% less expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 6739th and 5680th ($735 vs $972) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Vietnam and Nigeria, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 0.1 months in Onitsha. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Onitsha ranked 15th in Nigeria, while ranked 4253rd and 9148th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Onitsha

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	Ho Chi Minh	Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.17	$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$22.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$0.92
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$1843
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$49.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	16.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$642
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$1019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$4.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$6.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$6.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$0.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$1.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$1.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$1.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$0.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$99.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$7.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$8.22
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$1.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$17.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$51.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$1617

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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 Onitsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Awka	$805
81 km or 50 mi	Owerri	$1611
84 km or 52 mi	Enugu	$462
105 km or 65 mi	Umuahia	$883
130 km or 81 mi	Benin	$558
133 km or 83 mi	Aba	$621
135 km or 84 mi	Warri	$881
159 km or 99 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
174 km or 108 mi	Owo	$651
213 km or 132 mi	Akure	$634
218 km or 135 mi	Calabar	$384
236 km or 147 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
284 km or 177 mi	Ife	$779
303 km or 188 mi	Osogbo	$695
331 km or 205 mi	Abuja	$1502
341 km or 212 mi	Kumba	$764
345 km or 214 mi	Ibadan	$776
347 km or 216 mi	Malabo	$741
351 km or 218 mi	Buea	$601
358 km or 222 mi	Ilorin	$535
360 km or 224 mi	Limbe	$655
365 km or 227 mi	Oyo	$677
375 km or 233 mi	Bamenda	$553
375 km or 233 mi	Lagos	$1113
384 km or 239 mi	Minna	$743
395 km or 245 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
400 km or 248 mi	Douala	$1265
409 km or 254 mi	Bafoussam	$555
462 km or 287 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
478 km or 297 mi	Jos	$820
483 km or 300 mi	Cotonou	$709
490 km or 304 mi	Kaduna	$371
518 km or 322 mi	Save	$613
541 km or 336 mi	Abomey	$590
554 km or 344 mi	Zaria	$526
571 km or 355 mi	Bauchi	$759
582 km or 362 mi	Bata	$1121
584 km or 363 mi	Yaounde	$747
615 km or 382 mi	Lome	$755
643 km or 399 mi	Atakpame	$647