Ho Chi Minh vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$762
$668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1930
$1697
🏠 One person rent
$409
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$310
🍽️ Food expenses
$205
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$71
$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$340
$136
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
67
22
😀 Quality of life
69
43
🏙️ Population
14M
2.44M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 14% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 6919th and 7446th ($762 vs $668) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Vietnam and Cameroon, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 0.2 months in Yaounde. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 4450th and 7507th 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
$1.95
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$54.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$5.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$547
$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$93.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1009
$218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$51.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$78
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.58
$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.52%
9.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4266
$908
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1950
$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$4.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$6.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$4.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.4
$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.48
$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.5
$22.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.8
$19.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.9
$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$329
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14995
$1815

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$540
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$419
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$525
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$708
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$519
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$456
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$514
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$523
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$760
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$500
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$506
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$501
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$535
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$512
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$882
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$572
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$526
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$535
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$543
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$587
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$530
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$652
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$541
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$764
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$679
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$519
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$575
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$763
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$629
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$583
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$410
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$768
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$613
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$660
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$380
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$846
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$823
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$874
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$838
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$610

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Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1254
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$750
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$834
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$641
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$750
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$687
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1239
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$1344
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$386
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$550
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$745
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$492
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$601
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$849
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$618
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1555
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$587
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$785
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$922
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$699
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$608
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$1042
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$878
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$1042
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$655
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1551
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$830
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$631
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$750
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$543
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$594
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$522
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$578
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$584
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$506
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$785
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$851
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$353
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$775