Beijing vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Beijing	Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1016	$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2879	$2016
🏠 One person rent	$575	$376
🏘️ Family rent	$1275	$815
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1443	$487
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	100	66
😀 Quality of life	75	65
🏙️ Population	21.9M	9.39M

The cost of living in Beijing is 38% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 5387th and 6739th ($1016 vs $735) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in China and Vietnam, respectively. Check China vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Beijing compared to 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 989th and 4253rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Ho Chi Minh

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	Beijing	Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.86	$2.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$23.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.36	$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.18
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$819	$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1965	$1102
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1021	$634
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.6	$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$9.54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14717	$4334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6695	$2039
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.77	$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.26	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$1.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.49	$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.51	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.3	$4.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$698	$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22456	$14143

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$716
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$649
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$680
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$472
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$665
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$702
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$592
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$711
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$679
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$655
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$550
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$584
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$642
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$635
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$618
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$581
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$533
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$544
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$564
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$524
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$642
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$638
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$703
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$590
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$638
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$616
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$624
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$600
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$620
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$815

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