Ho Chi Minh vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$762
$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1930
$1975
🏠 One person rent
$409
$347
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$577
🍽️ Food expenses
$205
$303
🚐 Transport expenses
$71
$63.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$340
$634
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
35 km
🎓 Higher education
67
28
😀 Quality of life
69
65
🏙️ Population
14M
149K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 6% less expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 6919th and 6712th ($762 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Vietnam and Mauritius, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 0.8 months in Port Louis. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 4450th and 5184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Port Louis

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Ho Chi Minh Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.95
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$37.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$3.4
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$547
$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1009
$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$30.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$45.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.58
$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.52%
6.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4266
$1366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1950
$1104
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$28.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$2.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$6.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$6.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$5.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.4
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.48
$6.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.5
$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.8
$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.9
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$329
$173
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14995
$5625

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Thu Dau Mot
$540
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$419
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$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
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Quatre Bornes
$697
14 km or 8.5 mi Bambous
$749
14 km or 8.7 mi Triolet
$815
17 km or 10 mi Curepipe
$819
21 km or 13 mi Goodlands
$807
23 km or 14 mi Centre de Flacq
$672
33 km or 21 mi Mahebourg
$796
210 km or 130 mi Saint-Benoit
$1602
212 km or 132 mi Saint-Andre
$1597
214 km or 133 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1588
228 km or 142 mi Saint-Denis
$1562
237 km or 148 mi Saint-Joseph
$1468
241 km or 149 mi Le Tampon
$1618
241 km or 150 mi La Possession
$1600
246 km or 153 mi Le Port
$1624
248 km or 154 mi Saint-Pierre
$1640
250 km or 156 mi Saint-Paul
$1681
256 km or 159 mi Saint-Leu
$1795
880 km or 546 mi Toamasina
$481
1054 km or 655 mi Antananarivo
$564
1094 km or 680 mi Antsirabe
$496
1471 km or 914 mi Toliara
$460
1543 km or 959 mi Mamoudzou
$1652
1639 km or 1018 mi Domoni
$1237
1742 km or 1083 mi Victoria
$1646
1789 km or 1111 mi Moroni
$1233
1895 km or 1178 mi Nacala
$1181
1974 km or 1227 mi Pemba
$1521
2011 km or 1249 mi Nampula
$935
2180 km or 1355 mi Quelimane
$692
2365 km or 1470 mi Beira
$1000
2368 km or 1472 mi Mulanje
$461
2404 km or 1494 mi Zomba
$458
2426 km or 1508 mi Blantyre
$505
2441 km or 1517 mi Mangochi
$496
2463 km or 1530 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
2490 km or 1548 mi Ntcheu
$495
2491 km or 1548 mi Monkey Bay
$521
2504 km or 1556 mi Xai-Xai
$950
2515 km or 1563 mi Zanzibar
$588