Ho Chi Minh vs Maoming - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Maoming
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1978
$2292
🏠 One person rent
$349
$422
🏘️ Family rent
$750
$781
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$265
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$88.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$457
$973
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
66
29
😀 Quality of life
66
46
🏙️ Population
10.4M
6.17M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 18% less expensive than in Maoming. Cities ranked 6786th and 6186th ($702 vs $857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 21st 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 Maoming. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Maoming ranked 136th in China, while ranked 4217th and 6533rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Maoming

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Ho Chi Minh Maoming
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.85
$2.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.29
 Cappuccino
$2.02
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$514
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$332
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$970
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$40.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.1
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.9%
4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4519
$7658
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2063
$3744
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.56
$20.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.78
$5.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$3.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.05
$5.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.39
$5.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.08
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$71
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$519
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16779
$18555

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$550
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$479
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$534
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$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
32 km or 20 mi Gaozhou
$831
74 km or 46 mi Zhanjiang
$777
110 km or 68 mi Yangjiang
$876
133 km or 83 mi Yulin
$806
181 km or 113 mi Yunfu
$830
189 km or 118 mi Beihai
$638
193 km or 120 mi Haikou
$620
199 km or 124 mi Kaiping
$816
207 km or 128 mi Wuzhou
$824
209 km or 130 mi Guigang
$735
221 km or 137 mi Zhaoqing
$791
240 km or 149 mi Qinzhou
$592
245 km or 153 mi Jiangmen
$812
269 km or 167 mi Zhongshan
$481
271 km or 168 mi Fangchenggang
$568
272 km or 169 mi Foshan
$575
277 km or 172 mi Macau
$1565
282 km or 175 mi Zhuhai
$618
288 km or 179 mi Laibin
$611
291 km or 181 mi Guangzhou
$742
297 km or 185 mi Nanning
$547
313 km or 194 mi Hezhou
$785
314 km or 195 mi Qingyuan
$781
329 km or 205 mi Dongguan
$589
333 km or 207 mi Liuzhou
$596
337 km or 210 mi Shenzhen
$939
341 km or 212 mi Hong Kong
$2614
344 km or 214 mi Kowloon
$2410
376 km or 233 mi Chongzuo
$573
378 km or 235 mi Lianzhou
$774
383 km or 238 mi Cam Pha
$571
394 km or 245 mi Huizhou
$837
405 km or 252 mi Ha Long
$590
406 km or 252 mi Guilin
$525
407 km or 253 mi Sanya
$552
443 km or 275 mi Shaoguan
$856
444 km or 276 mi Hechi
$573
451 km or 280 mi Haiphong
$605
451 km or 281 mi Heyuan
$891
471 km or 293 mi Shanwei
$1083