Ho Chi Minh vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

Ho Chi Minh Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$725
$2720
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2019
$6301
🏠 One person rent
$360
$1835
🏘️ Family rent
$775
$3529
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$504
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.9
$235
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$481
$2965
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
65
100
😀 Quality of life
68
91
🏙️ Population
10.4M
7.41M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 73% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 6666th and 217th ($725 vs $2720) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Vietnam and China, respectively. Check Vietnam vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 1.1 months in Hong Kong. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 3675th and 85th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ho Chi Minh Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.81
$7.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$57.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.32
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$6.67
☕ Cappuccino
$2.1
$5.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$429
$2264
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$1514
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1112
$4294
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$585
$3028
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47
$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.7
$223
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.43%
2.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4728
$29924
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2131
$20559
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.08
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$2.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$2.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$3.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$24.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$24.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$2.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.22
$20.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.29
$8.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.14
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.88
$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$85.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.14
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.9
$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.22
$27.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$46
$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$289
$790
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15096
$18990

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$573
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$522
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$541
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$649
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$485
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$458
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$502
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$496
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$720
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$579
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$566
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$468
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$492
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$477
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$825
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$548
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$484
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$531
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$551
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$571
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$514
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$593
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$601
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$748
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$566
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$534
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$515
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$622
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$538
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$556
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$452
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$636
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$515
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$581
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$454
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$684
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$667
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$703
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$673
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$568

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2411
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$1043
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$657
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1601
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$576
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$726
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$608
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$692
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$760
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1073
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$605
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$797
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$866
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$795
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$766
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$798
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$811
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$928
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$957
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$819
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$989
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$808
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$847
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$788
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$773
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$495
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$562
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$771
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$831
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$565
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$811
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$664
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$508
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$753
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$792
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$620
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$644
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$865
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$521
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$592