Cost of living comparison
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Ho Chi Minh City vs. Malabo Cost of Living Summary
Ho Chi Minh City is 6.7% more expensive than Malabo.
Ho Chi Minh City vs. Malabo Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Ho Chi Minh City instead of Malabo, you would:
pay 61.6% less for restaurants
|
Malabo
|
Ho Chi Minh City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.54
FCFA4,983
|
$1.92
₫49,832
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.54
FCFA4,983
|
$4.62
₫120K
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
FCFA498
|
$0.54
₫13,905
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
FCFA249
|
$0.33
₫8,590
|
|
Malabo vs. Ho Chi Minh City - Cost of restaurants
pay 20.0% less for groceries
|
Malabo
|
Ho Chi Minh City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.08
₫27,843
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.37
FCFA1,966
|
$6.05
₫157K
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.34
FCFA6,036
|
$6.13
₫159K
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.76
FCFA2,193
|
$1.62
₫42,008
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
FCFA1,583
|
$1.64
₫42,570
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
FCFA633
|
$1.36
₫35,261
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
FCFA452
|
$0.58
₫14,953
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.72
₫18,715
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.58
₫14,918
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.54
₫14,104
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.53
₫13,662
|
|
Malabo vs. Ho Chi Minh City - Cost of groceries
pay 34.0% less for transportation
|
Malabo
|
Ho Chi Minh City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$3.55
₫91,950
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.40
FCFA15,411
|
$11.55
₫299K
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,056.06
FCFA19M
|
$30,715.02
₫795M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.80
₫150K
|
|
Malabo vs. Ho Chi Minh City - Cost of transportation
pay 33.0% more for housing
|
Malabo
|
Ho Chi Minh City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$10.46
₫271K
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$585.86
₫15M
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$223.95
FCFA131K
|
$297.81
₫8M
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$79.24
₫2M
|
|
Malabo vs. Ho Chi Minh City - Cost of housing
pay 69.0 times more for childcare
|
Malabo
|
Ho Chi Minh City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$438.36
₫11M
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$341.40
FCFA199K
|
$23,561.82
₫610M
|
|
Malabo vs. Ho Chi Minh City - Cost of childcare
pay 45.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Malabo
|
Ho Chi Minh City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.71
FCFA997
|
$1.03
₫26,762
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.69
FCFA2,741
|
$1.81
₫46,978
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.52
FCFA2,639
|
$1.23
₫31,892
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.14
FCFA19,932
|
$25.91
₫671K
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.39
FCFA3,146
|
$3.46
₫89,697
|
|
Malabo vs. Ho Chi Minh City - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Malabo
|
Ho Chi Minh City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$51.59
₫1M
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$34.61
₫896K
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$91.59
₫2M
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$94.62
₫2M
|
Malabo vs. Ho Chi Minh City - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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