Guangzhou vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$726
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2110
$1883
🏠 One person rent
$342
$370
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$208
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$70.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1288
$500
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
96
67
😀 Quality of life
77
71
🏙️ Population
18.7M
14M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 8% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 6854th and 7123rd ($785 vs $726) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 1st in China and Vietnam, respectively. Check China vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Guangzhou ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 1149th and 3396th 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
$2.93
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$1.14
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$512
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$904
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.4
$60
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$93.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$9.78
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
8.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9091
$4456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3444
$1839
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$5.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.78
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$1.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.6
$1.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$3.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$7.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$379
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19408
$17174

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711

Cities near Ho Chi Minh

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Thu Dau Mot
$522
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$414
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$503
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$721
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$519
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$455
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$508
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$523
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$776
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$480
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$493
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$518
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$530
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$506
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$893
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$563
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$517
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$528
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$533
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$582
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$518
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$668
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$540
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$766
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$679
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$515
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$601
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$718
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$644
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$543
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$407
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$724
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$609
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$699
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$375
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$809
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$784
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$839
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$799
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$586