Ho Chi Minh vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$734
$513
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1845
$1451
🏠 One person rent
$387
$151
🏘️ Family rent
$684
$257
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$336
$593
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
66
33
😀 Quality of life
66
46
🏙️ Population
9.39M
7.06M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 43% more expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 6928th and 8584th ($734 vs $513) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 473rd in Vietnam and China, respectively. Check Vietnam vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 1.2 months in Luoyang. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Luoyang ranked 229th in China, while ranked 4947th and 6971st 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
$1.9
$3.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.6
$24.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.81
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.37
 Cappuccino
$1.85
$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$161
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$280
$106
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$921
$296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$508
$190
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.3
$24.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.8
$36.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.41
$9.46
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.06%
4.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3891
$2004
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1915
$1337
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$31.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.93
$3.14
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$3.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$8.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$1.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$5.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.4
$19.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$5.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$3.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.5
$58.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.5
$65.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13093
$16794

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$519
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$410
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$493
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$686
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$502
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$439
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$498
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$507
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$727
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$482
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$491
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$504
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$515
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$494
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$829
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$572
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$507
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$516
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$523
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$622
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$511
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$635
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$508
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$763
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$650
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$501
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$571
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$708
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$623
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$558
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$403
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$718
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$601
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$615
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$372
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$787
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$770
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$812
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$779
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$588

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Distance City Cost of living
33 km or 21 mi Yanshi
$510
43 km or 27 mi Mengzhou
$503
49 km or 31 mi Jiyuan
$515
52 km or 32 mi Gongyi
$516
60 km or 37 mi Dengfeng
$517
66 km or 41 mi Ruzhou
$525
67 km or 41 mi Qinyang
$506
88 km or 55 mi Xinmi
$518
90 km or 56 mi Xingyang
$513
97 km or 60 mi Jiaozuo
$489
100 km or 62 mi Jincheng
$537
112 km or 69 mi Yuzhou
$523
113 km or 70 mi Sanmenxia
$518
113 km or 70 mi Zhengzhou
$504
123 km or 76 mi Xinzheng
$522
131 km or 81 mi Pingdingshan
$544
133 km or 82 mi Changge
$517
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$551
137 km or 85 mi Yuncheng
$506
142 km or 88 mi Lingbao
$505
143 km or 89 mi Houma
$501
146 km or 91 mi Xuchang
$507
151 km or 94 mi Xinxiang
$502
153 km or 95 mi Huixian
$511
170 km or 106 mi Weihui
$506
176 km or 109 mi Kaifeng
$478
179 km or 111 mi Linfen
$536
181 km or 113 mi Changzhi
$689
182 km or 113 mi Wugang
$526
183 km or 113 mi Yongji
$491
185 km or 115 mi Nanyang
$581
188 km or 117 mi Hejin
$499
189 km or 117 mi Luohe
$553
201 km or 125 mi Linzhou
$534
202 km or 126 mi Hancheng
$479
208 km or 129 mi Hebi
$527
219 km or 136 mi Changyuan
$572
222 km or 138 mi Dengzhou
$553
222 km or 138 mi Huozhou
$517
234 km or 146 mi Zhoukou
$582