Ho Chi Minh vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$762
$525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1930
$1506
🏠 One person rent
$409
$153
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$261
🍽️ Food expenses
$205
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$71
$90.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$340
$604
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
67
31
😀 Quality of life
69
46
🏙️ Population
14M
7.06M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 45% more expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 6919th and 8565th ($762 vs $525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 466th in Vietnam and China, respectively. Check Vietnam vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 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 232nd in China, while ranked 4450th and 7063rd 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
$1.95
$3.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$547
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1009
$292
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$24.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$38
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.58
$9.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.52%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4266
$2053
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1950
$1347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$3.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$9.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$8.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$1.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$5.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.4
$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.48
$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.5
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$3.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.8
$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.9
$66.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$329
$189
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14995
$19226

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Thu Dau Mot
$540
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$419
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$525
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$708
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$519
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$456
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$514
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$523
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$760
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$500
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$506
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$501
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$535
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$512
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$882
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$572
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$526
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$535
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$543
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$587
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$530
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$652
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$541
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$764
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$679
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$519
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$575
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$763
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$629
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$583
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$410
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$768
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$613
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$660
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$380
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$846
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$823
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$874
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$838
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$610

Cities near Luoyang

Distance City Cost of living
33 km or 21 mi Yanshi
$514
43 km or 27 mi Mengzhou
$506
49 km or 31 mi Jiyuan
$518
52 km or 32 mi Gongyi
$516
60 km or 37 mi Dengfeng
$518
66 km or 41 mi Ruzhou
$523
67 km or 41 mi Qinyang
$507
88 km or 55 mi Xinmi
$516
90 km or 56 mi Xingyang
$516
97 km or 60 mi Jiaozuo
$489
100 km or 62 mi Jincheng
$534
112 km or 69 mi Yuzhou
$520
113 km or 70 mi Sanmenxia
$529
113 km or 70 mi Zhengzhou
$511
123 km or 76 mi Xinzheng
$518
131 km or 81 mi Pingdingshan
$542
133 km or 82 mi Changge
$509
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$541
137 km or 85 mi Yuncheng
$522
142 km or 88 mi Lingbao
$517
143 km or 89 mi Houma
$512
146 km or 91 mi Xuchang
$491
151 km or 94 mi Xinxiang
$489
153 km or 95 mi Huixian
$506
170 km or 106 mi Weihui
$498
176 km or 109 mi Kaifeng
$483
179 km or 111 mi Linfen
$551
181 km or 113 mi Changzhi
$659
182 km or 113 mi Wugang
$526
183 km or 113 mi Yongji
$505
185 km or 115 mi Nanyang
$578
188 km or 117 mi Hejin
$510
189 km or 117 mi Luohe
$543
201 km or 125 mi Linzhou
$531
202 km or 126 mi Hancheng
$494
208 km or 129 mi Hebi
$531
219 km or 136 mi Changyuan
$569
222 km or 138 mi Dengzhou
$555
222 km or 138 mi Huozhou
$521
234 km or 146 mi Zhoukou
$598