Ho Chi Minh vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$744
$826
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2071
$1942
🏠 One person rent
$376
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$848
$656
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.4
$53.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$488
$522
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
35 km
🎓 Higher education
66
27
😀 Quality of life
65
62
🏙️ Population
9.39M
149K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 10% less expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 6692nd and 6351st ($744 vs $826) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Vietnam and Mauritius, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Mauritius 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 Port Louis. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 4277th and 4805th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ho Chi Minh Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.27
$5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$2.9
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$2.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$452
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1185
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.7
$29.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.8
$45
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.1
$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.77%
6.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4095
$1168
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2072
$1154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.4
$27.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$6.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.88
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.43
$6.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.6
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.42
$5.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$87.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$263
$223
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14503
$3888

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Thu Dau Mot
$541
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$445
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$512
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$689
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$521
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$469
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$516
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$529
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$711
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$521
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$516
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$514
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$534
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$515
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$819
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$531
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$525
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$515
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$521
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$582
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$529
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$626
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$549
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$754
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$630
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$515
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$533
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$697
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$633
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$561
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$433
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$703
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$547
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$610
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$407
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$773
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$758
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$800
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$769
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$564

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Quatre Bornes
$674
14 km or 8.5 mi Bambous
$767
14 km or 8.7 mi Triolet
$804
17 km or 10 mi Curepipe
$701
21 km or 13 mi Goodlands
$796
23 km or 14 mi Centre de Flacq
$789
33 km or 21 mi Mahebourg
$777
210 km or 130 mi Saint-Benoit
$1451
212 km or 132 mi Saint-Andre
$1444
214 km or 133 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1432
228 km or 142 mi Saint-Denis
$1397
237 km or 148 mi Saint-Joseph
$1371
241 km or 149 mi Le Tampon
$1457
241 km or 150 mi La Possession
$1441
246 km or 153 mi Le Port
$1481
248 km or 154 mi Saint-Pierre
$1454
250 km or 156 mi Saint-Paul
$1538
256 km or 159 mi Saint-Leu
$1665
880 km or 546 mi Toamasina
$457
1054 km or 655 mi Antananarivo
$519
1094 km or 680 mi Antsirabe
$348
1471 km or 914 mi Toliara
$403
1543 km or 959 mi Mamoudzou
$1549
1639 km or 1018 mi Domoni
$1093
1742 km or 1083 mi Victoria
$1552
1789 km or 1111 mi Moroni
$1091
1895 km or 1178 mi Nacala
$1394
1974 km or 1227 mi Pemba
$1500
2011 km or 1249 mi Nampula
$1190
2180 km or 1355 mi Quelimane
$670
2365 km or 1470 mi Beira
$1000
2368 km or 1472 mi Mulanje
$500
2404 km or 1494 mi Zomba
$498
2426 km or 1508 mi Blantyre
$591
2441 km or 1517 mi Mangochi
$516
2463 km or 1530 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
2490 km or 1548 mi Ntcheu
$515
2491 km or 1548 mi Monkey Bay
$526
2504 km or 1556 mi Xai-Xai
$1045
2515 km or 1563 mi Zanzibar
$736