Foshan vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Foshan	Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$611	$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1821	$2016
🏠 One person rent	$208	$376
🏘️ Family rent	$440	$815
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.5	$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$754	$487
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	95	66
😀 Quality of life	70	65
🏙️ Population	9.5M	9.39M

The cost of living in Foshan is 17% less expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 7543rd and 6739th ($611 vs $735) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 199th and 1st in China and Vietnam, respectively. Check China vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Foshan compared to 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Foshan ranked 13th best city to live in China vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 2601st and 4253rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Ho Chi Minh

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	Foshan	Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.41	$2.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$23.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.8	$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$1.18
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$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	$246	$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$570	$1102
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$634
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.7	$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.5	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$9.54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$4334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1806	$2039
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11	$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.55	$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.88	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.77	$1.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.2	$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.78	$4.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.29	$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$411	$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18096	$14143

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Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$774
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$804
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$461
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$656
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$794
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$812
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$653
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1588
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$823
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$916
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$601
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2432
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$877
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$764
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$803
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$818
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$755
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$758
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$936
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$761
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$756
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$771
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$724
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$569
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$655
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$443
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$702
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$761
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$451
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$581
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$522
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$598
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$579
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$609
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$590
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$650
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$642

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