Guangzhou vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$702
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$1978
🏠 One person rent
$333
$349
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$211
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$457
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
97
66
😀 Quality of life
75
66
🏙️ Population
18.7M
10.4M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 6% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 6607th and 6786th ($742 vs $702) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th 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 Guangzhou compared to 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 955th and 4217th among best cities to live in the world.

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Guangzhou Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.17
$1.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$1064
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$568
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$46.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$72.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
9.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$4519
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$2063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$7.56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$5.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$9.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$1.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$2.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$3.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$26.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$4.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$31.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$3.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$36.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$16779

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Thu Dau Mot
$550
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$479
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$534
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$694
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$515
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$463
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$509
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$522
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$711
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$566
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$553
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$555
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$518
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$516
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$802
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$512
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$520
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$521
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$526
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$569
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$524
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$628
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$554
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$755
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$587
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$518
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$539
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$614
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$534
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$436
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$619
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$547
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$601
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$422
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$653
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$647
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$665
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$648
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518