Hengyang vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hengyang	Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$590	$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1492	$2016
🏠 One person rent	$216	$376
🏘️ Family rent	$311	$815
🍽️ Food expenses	$215	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.7	$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$729	$487
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	44	66
😀 Quality of life	43	65
🏙️ Population	6.65M	9.39M

The cost of living in Hengyang is 20% less expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 7767th and 6739th ($590 vs $735) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 276th 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 Hengyang compared to 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Hengyang ranked 140th best city to live in China vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 6669th and 4253rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hengyang vs Ho Chi Minh

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	Hengyang	Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.64	$2.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16	$23.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.01	$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$1.18
☕ Cappuccino	$3.34	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.33	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$243	$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$164	$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$517	$1102
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$199	$634
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23	$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.8	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.4	$9.54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3292	$4334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3135	$2039
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28	$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.36	$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.76	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.58	$1.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.21	$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.27	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.69	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.34	$4.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.9	$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.23	$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.4	$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.3	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$307	$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8454	$14143

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Cities near Hengyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi	Loudi	$579
110 km or 68 mi	Yongzhou	$609
110 km or 69 mi	Xiangtan	$582
117 km or 73 mi	Shaoyang	$592
119 km or 74 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
124 km or 77 mi	Liling	$563
127 km or 79 mi	Lianyuan	$553
130 km or 81 mi	Chenzhou	$724
144 km or 90 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
149 km or 93 mi	Pingxiang	$577
150 km or 93 mi	Changsha	$577
158 km or 98 mi	Ningxiang	$570
189 km or 118 mi	Yiyang	$586
204 km or 127 mi	Yichun	$590
236 km or 146 mi	Lianzhou	$755
238 km or 148 mi	Ji'an	$600
252 km or 156 mi	Xinyu	$564
254 km or 158 mi	Shaoguan	$818
254 km or 158 mi	Changde	$480
262 km or 163 mi	Hongjiang	$543
262 km or 163 mi	Ganzhou	$761
270 km or 168 mi	Huaihua	$579
280 km or 174 mi	Yueyang	$596
293 km or 182 mi	Guilin	$522
295 km or 183 mi	Hezhou	$758
299 km or 186 mi	Linxiang	$569
312 km or 194 mi	Jinshi	$533
315 km or 195 mi	Shishou	$549
322 km or 200 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
323 km or 200 mi	Jishou	$539
336 km or 209 mi	Honghu	$589
348 km or 216 mi	Chibi	$591
348 km or 216 mi	Tongren	$573
360 km or 224 mi	Qingyuan	$794
368 km or 229 mi	Xianning	$635
373 km or 232 mi	Songzi	$556
381 km or 237 mi	Nanchang	$506
383 km or 238 mi	Jingzhou	$591
391 km or 243 mi	Fuzhou	$585
396 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600

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