Ho Chi Minh vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$2253
🏠 One person rent	$376	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$626
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$37.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$252
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	66	1
😀 Quality of life	65	22
🏙️ Population	9.39M	65.5K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 18% less expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 6739th and 6047th ($735 vs $900) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Vietnam and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Sao Tome and Principe 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 Sao Tome. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 4253rd and 8798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Sao Tome

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	Ho Chi Minh	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.17	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	7.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$1445
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$123
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$17.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$3685

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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 Sao Tome

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Trindade	$900
256 km or 159 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
303 km or 188 mi	Libreville	$668
375 km or 233 mi	Bata	$1121
443 km or 275 mi	Malabo	$741
492 km or 306 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
494 km or 307 mi	Limbe	$655
509 km or 316 mi	Buea	$601
529 km or 328 mi	Douala	$1265
537 km or 333 mi	Aba	$621
543 km or 337 mi	Calabar	$384
565 km or 351 mi	Kumba	$764
574 km or 356 mi	Owerri	$1611
584 km or 363 mi	Umuahia	$883
587 km or 365 mi	Warri	$881
649 km or 403 mi	Onitsha	$972
653 km or 406 mi	Awka	$805
660 km or 410 mi	Yaounde	$747
677 km or 421 mi	Benin	$558
684 km or 425 mi	Enugu	$462
702 km or 436 mi	Bafoussam	$555
730 km or 454 mi	Bamenda	$553
772 km or 480 mi	Owo	$651
774 km or 481 mi	Lagos	$1113
788 km or 490 mi	Akure	$634
806 km or 501 mi	Pointe-Noire	$569
822 km or 511 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
824 km or 512 mi	Cotonou	$709
827 km or 514 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
829 km or 515 mi	Ife	$779
845 km or 525 mi	Ibadan	$776
846 km or 526 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
861 km or 535 mi	Osogbo	$695
884 km or 549 mi	Kayes	$523
889 km or 552 mi	Lome	$755
890 km or 553 mi	Oyo	$677
892 km or 555 mi	Cabinda	$676
907 km or 564 mi	Madingou	$519
924 km or 574 mi	Gamboma	$522
926 km or 575 mi	Abomey	$590