Hefei vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hefei	Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$625	$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1708	$2016
🏠 One person rent	$205	$376
🏘️ Family rent	$435	$815
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$991	$487
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	93	66
😀 Quality of life	66	65
🏙️ Population	9.37M	9.39M

The cost of living in Hefei is 15% less expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 7405th and 6739th ($625 vs $735) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 160th 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 Hefei compared to 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Hefei ranked 31st best city to live in China vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 3963rd and 4253rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Ho Chi Minh

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	Hefei	Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.46	$2.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$23.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$1.18
☕ Cappuccino	$2.37	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$156	$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$481	$1102
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$358	$634
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.4	$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$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	$3736	$4334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2103	$2039
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.9	$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.86	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.8	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$1.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.57	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.93	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.3	$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$4.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28	$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.1	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$237	$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8278	$14143

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Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$621
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$608
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$664
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$600
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$632
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$691
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$505
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$587
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$611
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$576
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$555
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$672
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$621
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$633
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$613
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$602
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$620
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$642
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$654
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$607
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$630
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$621
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$650
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$591
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$603
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$695
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$620
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$668
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$702
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$644
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$642
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$636
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$484
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$665

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