Ho Chi Minh vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1978
$1598
🏠 One person rent
$349
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$750
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$457
$1509
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
66
62
😀 Quality of life
66
44
🏙️ Population
10.4M
1.27M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 20% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 6786th and 6110th ($702 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Vietnam and South Africa, respectively. Check Vietnam vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 4217th and 6750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ho Chi Minh Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.85
$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.1
$88.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.9%
11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4519
$731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2063
$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.56
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.78
$9.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$5.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.05
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.39
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.08
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16779
$2867

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Distance City Cost of living
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$550
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$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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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$908
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$776
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$889
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$637
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$741
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$755
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$631
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$783
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$751
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$625
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$845
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$621
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$746
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$701
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$866
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$682
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$719
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$631
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$656
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$633
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$603
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$558
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$739
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$535
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$447
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$601
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$511
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$753
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$511
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$554
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$978
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1084
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$780
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$550
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$952