Ho Chi Minh vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$747
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$1837
🏠 One person rent	$376	$330
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$606
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$349
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	66	25
😀 Quality of life	65	24
🏙️ Population	9.39M	2.44M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 2% less expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 6739th and 6685th ($735 vs $747) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Vietnam and Cameroon, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 4253rd and 8653rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Yaounde

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	Ho Chi Minh	Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.17	$4.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$47.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$1871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$626
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$6.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$5.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$3.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$2.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$1631

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Yaounde

Distance	City	Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi	Douala	$1265
217 km or 135 mi	Bafoussam	$555
245 km or 152 mi	Kumba	$764
256 km or 159 mi	Buea	$601
256 km or 159 mi	Limbe	$655
275 km or 171 mi	Bamenda	$553
297 km or 185 mi	Bata	$1121
305 km or 189 mi	Malabo	$741
374 km or 233 mi	Calabar	$384
448 km or 278 mi	Ngaoundere	$527
449 km or 279 mi	Libreville	$668
475 km or 295 mi	Berberati	$482
481 km or 299 mi	Aba	$621
484 km or 301 mi	Umuahia	$883
511 km or 317 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
529 km or 329 mi	Owerri	$1611
530 km or 329 mi	Enugu	$462
558 km or 346 mi	Awka	$805
584 km or 363 mi	Onitsha	$972
593 km or 368 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
640 km or 398 mi	Garoua	$556
660 km or 410 mi	Sao Tome	$900
665 km or 413 mi	Warri	$881
669 km or 415 mi	Trindade	$900
709 km or 440 mi	Benin	$558
729 km or 453 mi	Abuja	$1502
735 km or 457 mi	Jos	$820
738 km or 459 mi	Mubi	$665
741 km or 461 mi	Bauchi	$759
748 km or 465 mi	Gamboma	$522
754 km or 468 mi	Owo	$651
783 km or 487 mi	Bangui	$513
795 km or 494 mi	Akure	$634
809 km or 503 mi	Maroua	$533
813 km or 505 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
831 km or 516 mi	Bongor	$486
842 km or 523 mi	Minna	$743
862 km or 535 mi	Mbandaka	$850
867 km or 539 mi	Kaduna	$371
867 km or 539 mi	Ife	$779