Chongqing vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$634
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1938
$2016
🏠 One person rent
$224
$376
🏘️ Family rent
$442
$815
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.1
$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$957
$487
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
88
66
😀 Quality of life
72
65
🏙️ Population
32.1M
9.39M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 14% less expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 7340th and 6739th ($634 vs $735) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th and 1st in China and Vietnam, respectively. Check China vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Chongqing compared to 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 1675th and 4253rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Ho Chi Minh

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Chongqing Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.91
$2.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.5
$23.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$261
$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$161
$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$550
$1102
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$337
$634
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.91
$9.54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.37%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2326
$4334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1374
$2039
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.2
$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.83
$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.87
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.31
$1.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.01
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.25
$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$4.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.5
$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26796
$14143

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$591
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$570
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$623
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$554
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$554
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$549
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$527
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$584
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$540
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$572
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$575
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$529
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$581
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$532
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$572
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$585
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$570
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$599
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$559
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$573
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$425
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$494
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$678
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$512
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$454
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$508
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$514
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$721
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$506
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$507
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$513
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$526
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$504
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$836
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$577
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$516
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$531
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$534
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$596
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$519
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$634
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$535
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$755
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$644
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$516
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$573
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$677
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$639
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$545
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$427
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$685
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$584
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$593
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$393
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$752
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$739
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$781
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$743
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$588