Dongguan vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$656
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$2016
🏠 One person rent
$250
$376
🏘️ Family rent
$527
$815
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$742
$487
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
69
66
😀 Quality of life
69
65
🏙️ Population
10.5M
9.39M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 11% less expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 7169th and 6739th ($656 vs $735) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 1st in China and Vietnam, respectively. Check China vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Dongguan ranked 16th best city to live in China vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 2941st and 4253rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Ho Chi Minh

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Dongguan Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.41
$2.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.9
$23.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$659
$1102
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$634
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.3
$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$9.54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.08%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5615
$4334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3422
$2039
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.1
$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$1.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.79
$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.1
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$4.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.2
$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.3
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$489
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$14143

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$774
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$916
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$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$601
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$461
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$804
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$653
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2432
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2737
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1588
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$794
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$764
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$812
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$793
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$936
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$823
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$877
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$755
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$569
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$803
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$758
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$443
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$655
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$451
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$581
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$724
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$761
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$756
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$761
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$771
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$764
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$649
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$702
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$522
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$664
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$609
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$590
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$579
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598

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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