Ho Chi Minh vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$1437
🏠 One person rent	$376	$148
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$263
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$209
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$86.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$578
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	66	34
😀 Quality of life	65	40
🏙️ Population	9.39M	7.06M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 45% more expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 6739th and 8612th ($735 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 510th 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 Luoyang. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Luoyang ranked 237th in China, while ranked 4253rd and 6957th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Luoyang

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	Ho Chi Minh	Luoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.17	$3.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.36
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$4.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$184
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$23.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$9.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$1978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$31.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$3.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$9.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$8.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$0.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$0.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$0.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$1.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$2.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$5.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$19.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$3.48
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$65.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$179
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$16348

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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

Cities near Luoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
33 km or 21 mi	Yanshi	$509
43 km or 27 mi	Mengzhou	$505
49 km or 31 mi	Jiyuan	$520
52 km or 32 mi	Gongyi	$522
60 km or 37 mi	Dengfeng	$529
66 km or 41 mi	Ruzhou	$538
67 km or 41 mi	Qinyang	$504
88 km or 55 mi	Xinmi	$528
90 km or 56 mi	Xingyang	$519
97 km or 60 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
100 km or 62 mi	Jincheng	$547
112 km or 69 mi	Yuzhou	$552
113 km or 70 mi	Sanmenxia	$564
113 km or 70 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
123 km or 76 mi	Xinzheng	$538
131 km or 81 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
133 km or 82 mi	Changge	$547
134 km or 83 mi	Gaoping	$573
137 km or 85 mi	Yuncheng	$586
142 km or 88 mi	Lingbao	$559
143 km or 89 mi	Houma	$540
146 km or 91 mi	Xuchang	$586
151 km or 94 mi	Xinxiang	$575
153 km or 95 mi	Huixian	$551
170 km or 106 mi	Weihui	$571
176 km or 109 mi	Kaifeng	$545
179 km or 111 mi	Linfen	$569
181 km or 113 mi	Changzhi	$726
182 km or 113 mi	Wugang	$571
183 km or 113 mi	Yongji	$558
185 km or 115 mi	Nanyang	$632
188 km or 117 mi	Hejin	$554
189 km or 117 mi	Luohe	$591
201 km or 125 mi	Linzhou	$588
202 km or 126 mi	Hancheng	$558
208 km or 129 mi	Hebi	$625
219 km or 136 mi	Changyuan	$787
222 km or 138 mi	Dengzhou	$600
222 km or 138 mi	Huozhou	$543
234 km or 146 mi	Zhoukou	$580