Ho Chi Minh vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$2614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1978
$6294
🏠 One person rent
$349
$1726
🏘️ Family rent
$750
$3471
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$501
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$242
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$457
$4054
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
66
100
😀 Quality of life
66
89
🏙️ Population
10.4M
7.41M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 73% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 6786th and 503rd ($702 vs $2614) 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 1.6 months in Hong Kong. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 4217th and 168th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Hong Kong

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Ho Chi Minh Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.85
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$59
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$5.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$6.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$2033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$1449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$4405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$2942
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.1
$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.9%
3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4519
$28583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2063
$18618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.56
$63.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.78
$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.05
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.39
$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$82
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.08
$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$896
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16779
$20363

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$694
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$515
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$463
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$509
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$522
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$711
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$566
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$553
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$555
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$518
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$516
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$802
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$512
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$520
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$521
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$526
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$569
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$524
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$628
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$554
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$755
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$587
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$518
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$539
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$614
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$534
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$436
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$619
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$547
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$601
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$422
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$653
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$647
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$665
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$648
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2410
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$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$618
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1565
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$481
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$589
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$837
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$812
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$742
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1083
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$575
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$816
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$891
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$781
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$791
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$830
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$876
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$738
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$856
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$588
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$799
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$824
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$774
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$857
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$831
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$785
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$812
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$752
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$806
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
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$719
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$721
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$620
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$735
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$851
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$525
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$611