Ho Chi Minh vs Maoming - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Maoming
🚶 Cost of living one person
$734
$773
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1845
$1981
🏠 One person rent
$387
$415
🏘️ Family rent
$684
$718
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$205
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$73.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$336
$976
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
66
29
😀 Quality of life
66
49
🏙️ Population
9.39M
6.17M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 5% less expensive than in Maoming. Cities ranked 6928th and 6772nd ($734 vs $773) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 30th 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 1.3 months in Maoming. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Maoming ranked 141st in China, while ranked 4947th and 6717th 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
$1.9
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.6
$13.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.81
$3.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$2.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$480
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$280
$351
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$921
$847
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$508
$619
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.3
$27.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.8
$42.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.41
$11.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.06%
4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3891
$4664
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1915
$2843
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$23.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.93
$2.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$5.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$5.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$0.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$3.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$5.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.4
$31.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$9.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.5
$41.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.5
$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$424
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13093
$16634

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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
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$780
74 km or 46 mi Zhanjiang
$790
110 km or 68 mi Yangjiang
$892
133 km or 83 mi Yulin
$726
181 km or 113 mi Yunfu
$816
189 km or 118 mi Beihai
$652
193 km or 120 mi Haikou
$677
199 km or 124 mi Kaiping
$827
207 km or 128 mi Wuzhou
$809
209 km or 130 mi Guigang
$693
221 km or 137 mi Zhaoqing
$794
240 km or 149 mi Qinzhou
$590
245 km or 153 mi Jiangmen
$829
269 km or 167 mi Zhongshan
$518
271 km or 168 mi Fangchenggang
$579
272 km or 169 mi Foshan
$589
277 km or 172 mi Macau
$1746
282 km or 175 mi Zhuhai
$662
288 km or 179 mi Laibin
$598
291 km or 181 mi Guangzhou
$758
297 km or 185 mi Nanning
$552
313 km or 194 mi Hezhou
$766
314 km or 195 mi Qingyuan
$777
329 km or 205 mi Dongguan
$662
333 km or 207 mi Liuzhou
$574
337 km or 210 mi Shenzhen
$878
341 km or 212 mi Hong Kong
$2718
344 km or 214 mi Kowloon
$2414
376 km or 233 mi Chongzuo
$568
378 km or 235 mi Lianzhou
$765
383 km or 238 mi Cam Pha
$551
394 km or 245 mi Huizhou
$608
405 km or 252 mi Ha Long
$559
406 km or 252 mi Guilin
$546
407 km or 253 mi Sanya
$758
443 km or 275 mi Shaoguan
$818
444 km or 276 mi Hechi
$574
451 km or 280 mi Haiphong
$562
451 km or 281 mi Heyuan
$766
471 km or 293 mi Shanwei
$941