Ho Chi Minh vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$354
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1978
$765
🏠 One person rent
$349
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$750
$343
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$90
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$34
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$457
$109
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
66
36
😀 Quality of life
66
17
🏙️ Population
10.4M
1.48M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 99% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 6786th and 9080th ($702 vs $354) 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 0.3 months in Onitsha. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Onitsha ranked 14th in Nigeria, while ranked 4217th and 9077th 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
$1.85
$1.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$7.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$1.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$0.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$5.82
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.1
$8.94
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.9%
17.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4519
$553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2063
$255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.56
$9.07
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.78
$5.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$0.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$2.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$1.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$2.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.05
$1.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.39
$0.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$1.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.08
$1.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$27.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$50.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16779
$704

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$550
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$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
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$325
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$507
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$290
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$330
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$315
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$233
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$351
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$327
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$272
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$243
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$237
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$250
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$310
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$288
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$860
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$262
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$990
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$587
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$314
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$683
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$407
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$436
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$448
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$313
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$826
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1300
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$761
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$697
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$269
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$732
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$210
518 km or 322 mi Save
$676
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$677
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$265
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$272
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1242
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$567
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$678
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$617