Ho Chi Minh vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$807
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1978
$1929
🏠 One person rent
$349
$426
🏘️ Family rent
$750
$802
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$457
$612
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
66
28
😀 Quality of life
66
38
🏙️ Population
10.4M
431K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 13% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 6786th and 6362nd ($702 vs $807) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Vietnam and Namibia, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 0.8 months in Windhoek. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 4217th and 7474th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Windhoek

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Ho Chi Minh Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.85
$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$4.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.52
 Cappuccino
$2.02
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$51.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.1
$79
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$56.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.9%
11.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4519
$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2063
$601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.56
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.78
$7.08
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$5.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$5.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$5.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$2.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.05
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.39
$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$36.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.08
$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$63
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16779
$3671

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$550
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$479
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$534
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$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
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$738
173 km or 108 mi Omaruru
$749
194 km or 120 mi Gobabis
$751
238 km or 148 mi Otjiwarongo
$717
246 km or 153 mi Mariental
$765
262 km or 163 mi Swakopmund
$723
268 km or 166 mi Walvis Bay
$718
375 km or 233 mi Tsumeb
$687
589 km or 366 mi Oshikango
$677
776 km or 482 mi Upington
$643
882 km or 548 mi Molepolole
$603
883 km or 548 mi Kanye
$633
921 km or 572 mi Lobatse
$631
928 km or 577 mi Gaborone
$656
940 km or 584 mi Mmabatho
$719
990 km or 615 mi Serowe
$554
999 km or 621 mi Mahalapye
$605
1030 km or 640 mi Kimberley
$753
1032 km or 641 mi Palapye
$511
1056 km or 656 mi Livingstone
$734
1079 km or 670 mi Klerksdorp
$621
1086 km or 675 mi Rustenburg
$845
1087 km or 675 mi Francistown
$550
1099 km or 683 mi Huambo
$702
1112 km or 691 mi Potchefstroom
$625
1136 km or 706 mi Brits
$751
1140 km or 708 mi Welkom
$682
1166 km or 724 mi Soweto
$875
1167 km or 725 mi Bloemfontein
$601
1167 km or 725 mi Kroonstad
$701
1173 km or 729 mi Randburg
$776
1178 km or 732 mi Sandton
$889
1179 km or 733 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
1180 km or 733 mi Benguela
$771
1180 km or 733 mi Pretoria
$783
1180 km or 734 mi Johannesburg
$908
1184 km or 735 mi Centurion
$755
1187 km or 738 mi Vereeniging
$637
1196 km or 743 mi Lobito
$733
1207 km or 750 mi Benoni
$741