Changsha vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Changsha	Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$577	$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1727	$2016
🏠 One person rent	$190	$376
🏘️ Family rent	$504	$815
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.9	$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$796	$487
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	95	66
😀 Quality of life	68	65
🏙️ Population	10M	9.39M

The cost of living in Changsha is 22% less expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 7932nd and 6739th ($577 vs $735) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 335th 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 Changsha compared to 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Changsha ranked 21st best city to live in China vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 3100th and 4253rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Ho Chi Minh

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	Changsha	Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.72	$2.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.8	$23.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$1.18
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$143	$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$501	$1102
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$634
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.5	$9.54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2062	$4334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5493	$2039
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.9	$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.36	$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.92	$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$1.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.14	$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.1	$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.47	$4.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21	$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.04	$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.4	$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$304	$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8619	$14143

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Cities near Changsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Xiangtan	$582
43 km or 27 mi	Ningxiang	$570
43 km or 27 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
76 km or 47 mi	Yiyang	$586
79 km or 49 mi	Liling	$563
107 km or 66 mi	Pingxiang	$577
108 km or 67 mi	Loudi	$579
131 km or 81 mi	Yueyang	$596
140 km or 87 mi	Lianyuan	$553
145 km or 90 mi	Yichun	$590
149 km or 93 mi	Linxiang	$569
150 km or 93 mi	Hengyang	$590
157 km or 97 mi	Changde	$480
162 km or 101 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
178 km or 111 mi	Shishou	$549
182 km or 113 mi	Shaoyang	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Honghu	$589
192 km or 119 mi	Jinshi	$533
197 km or 122 mi	Xinyu	$564
198 km or 123 mi	Chibi	$591
225 km or 140 mi	Xianning	$635
231 km or 144 mi	Ji'an	$600
237 km or 147 mi	Yongzhou	$609
246 km or 153 mi	Xiantao	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Jingzhou	$591
249 km or 155 mi	Songzi	$556
264 km or 164 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
267 km or 166 mi	Chenzhou	$724
285 km or 177 mi	Yidu	$561
285 km or 177 mi	Hanchuan	$619
287 km or 178 mi	Daye	$645
290 km or 180 mi	Nanchang	$506
295 km or 183 mi	Wuhan	$656
299 km or 186 mi	Huangshi	$679
305 km or 189 mi	Huaihua	$579
307 km or 191 mi	Ezhou	$638
311 km or 193 mi	Yingcheng	$600
311 km or 193 mi	Huanggang	$660
311 km or 193 mi	Wuxue	$613
314 km or 195 mi	Dangyang	$558

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