Guangzhou vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$774
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2226
$2016
🏠 One person rent
$352
$376
🏘️ Family rent
$830
$815
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$79
$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$487
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
97
66
😀 Quality of life
75
65
🏙️ Population
18.7M
9.39M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 5% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 6548th and 6739th ($774 vs $735) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 1st in China and Vietnam, respectively. Check China vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 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 1055th and 4253rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Ho Chi Minh

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Guangzhou Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.42
$2.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$23.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.14
$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$465
$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1183
$1102
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$634
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$9.54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.17%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10125
$4334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4029
$2039
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$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
$1.9
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.09
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.6
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.77
$1.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.18
$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.48
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.72
$4.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.7
$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.58
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$39
$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$408
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14511
$14143

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$611
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$656
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$804
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$794
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$461
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$793
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$653
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$812
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$916
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1588
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$601
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$823
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2432
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2737
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$764
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$877
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$803
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$755
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$936
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$758
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$761
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$756
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$724
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$569
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$655
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$443
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$771
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$761
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$451
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$581
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$764
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$702
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$522
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$609
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$579
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$590
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$649
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$650

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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