Ho Chi Minh vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$2459
🏠 One person rent	$376	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$1176
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$57.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$894
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	66	29
😀 Quality of life	65	51
🏙️ Population	9.39M	431K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 15% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 6739th and 6224th ($735 vs $862) 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 1 months in Windhoek. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 4253rd and 6198th 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	$2.17	$9.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$1008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$67.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$46.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	11.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$1274
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$786
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$6.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$6.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$4.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$5.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$4344

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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 Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$792
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$811
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$813
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$777
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$827
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$768
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$740
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$742
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$731
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$699
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$628
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$664
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$665
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$691
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$780
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$583
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$631
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$814
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$540
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$688
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$889
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$624
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$577
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$820
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$748
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$923
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$768
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$837
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$953
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$671
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$906
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$993
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$807
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$672
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$645
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$785