Ho Chi Minh vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$2390
🏠 One person rent	$376	$360
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$803
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$333
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$99.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$559
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	66	22
😀 Quality of life	65	21
🏙️ Population	9.39M	2.45M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 15% less expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 6739th and 6195th ($735 vs $869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Vietnam and Burkina Faso, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Burkina Faso comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 0.6 months in Ouagadougou. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Ouagadougou ranked 1st in Burkina Faso, while ranked 4253rd and 8814th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Ouagadougou

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	Ho Chi Minh	Ouagadougou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.17	$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$7.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.12
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$368
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$80.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	12.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$210
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$2.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$8.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$1.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$3.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$60.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$15761

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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 Ouagadougou

Distance	City	Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi	Koudougou	$743
92 km or 57 mi	Manga	$774
153 km or 95 mi	Leo	$753
166 km or 103 mi	Ouahigouya	$756
210 km or 130 mi	Fada N'gourma	$772
210 km or 131 mi	Dedougou	$735
255 km or 158 mi	Dori	$771
256 km or 159 mi	Nouna	$733
326 km or 203 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
336 km or 209 mi	Tamale	$507
415 km or 258 mi	Niamey	$1019
431 km or 268 mi	Kara	$658
464 km or 288 mi	Sikasso	$499
475 km or 295 mi	Sokode	$651
503 km or 313 mi	Sotouboua	$649
513 km or 319 mi	Markala	$489
527 km or 327 mi	Segou	$490
551 km or 342 mi	Korhogo	$916
611 km or 380 mi	Atakpame	$647
620 km or 385 mi	Hohoe	$575
631 km or 392 mi	Kumasi	$433
646 km or 401 mi	Bouake	$937
650 km or 404 mi	Kpalime	$632
652 km or 405 mi	Save	$613
655 km or 407 mi	Banamba	$491
656 km or 407 mi	Bougouni	$489
657 km or 408 mi	Koulikoro	$490
662 km or 411 mi	Abengourou	$889
676 km or 420 mi	Ho	$354
685 km or 426 mi	Obuasi	$551
693 km or 430 mi	Abomey	$590
702 km or 436 mi	Bamako	$569
710 km or 441 mi	Koforidua	$588
738 km or 459 mi	Sokoto	$426
740 km or 460 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
755 km or 469 mi	Lome	$755
759 km or 471 mi	Ashaiman	$560
762 km or 474 mi	Tema	$553
765 km or 476 mi	Accra	$729
773 km or 480 mi	Agboville	$882