Ho Chi Minh vs Owerri - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Owerri
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1978
$789
🏠 One person rent
$349
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$750
$393
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$85.7
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$31.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$457
$106
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
66
41
😀 Quality of life
66
17
🏙️ Population
10.4M
908K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 38% more expensive than in Owerri. Cities ranked 6786th and 8460th ($702 vs $507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 0.2 months in Owerri. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Owerri ranked 15th in Nigeria, while ranked 4217th and 9079th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Owerri

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Ho Chi Minh Owerri
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.85
$1.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$3.79
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$1.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.36
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$1.01
🥤 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
$161
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$397
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$7.34
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.1
$11.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$9.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.9%
17.51%
🏙️ 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
$254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.56
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.78
$5.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$0.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$0.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$2.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$2.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$0.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$1.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.05
$1.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.39
$0.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$0.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$9.94
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$9.09
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.08
$1.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$27.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$32.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16779
$698

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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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$330
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$233
80 km or 50 mi Awka
$325
81 km or 50 mi Onitsha
$354
82 km or 51 mi Port Harcourt
$327
118 km or 73 mi Enugu
$290
142 km or 88 mi Warri
$351
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$237
182 km or 113 mi Benin
$315
248 km or 154 mi Owo
$272
273 km or 169 mi Malabo
$990
283 km or 176 mi Akure
$243
284 km or 176 mi Kumba
$860
284 km or 177 mi Buea
$587
292 km or 181 mi Limbe
$683
311 km or 193 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
336 km or 209 mi Douala
$1300
350 km or 218 mi Bamenda
$436
351 km or 218 mi Ife
$250
372 km or 231 mi Osogbo
$310
374 km or 233 mi Bafoussam
$761
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$288
405 km or 252 mi Ibadan
$262
416 km or 258 mi Lagos
$448
431 km or 268 mi Oyo
$407
433 km or 269 mi Ilorin
$314
447 km or 278 mi Abeokuta
$826
462 km or 287 mi Minna
$313
501 km or 311 mi Porto-Novo
$697
504 km or 313 mi Bata
$1242
520 km or 323 mi Cotonou
$732
529 km or 329 mi Yaounde
$567
535 km or 333 mi Jos
$269
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$210
574 km or 356 mi Sao Tome
$866
577 km or 358 mi Save
$676
578 km or 359 mi Trindade
$866
588 km or 366 mi Abomey
$677
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$272
625 km or 388 mi Zaria
$265