Ho Chi Minh vs Maoming - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Maoming
🚶 Cost of living one person
$762
$789
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1930
$2078
🏠 One person rent
$409
$422
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$751
🍽️ Food expenses
$205
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$71
$75.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$340
$1006
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
67
27
😀 Quality of life
69
52
🏙️ Population
14M
6.17M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 3% less expensive than in Maoming. Cities ranked 6919th and 6807th ($762 vs $789) 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 0.4 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 100th in China, while ranked 4450th and 6563rd 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
$1.95
$2.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$14.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.64
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$547
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$355
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1009
$867
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$652
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$28.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$43.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.58
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.52%
3.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4266
$4804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1950
$2750
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$24.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$2.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$5.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$5.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$6.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$5.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.4
$32.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.48
$7.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.5
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$9.91
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.8
$41.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.9
$70.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$329
$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14995
$19015

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$540
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$419
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Gaozhou
$790
74 km or 46 mi Zhanjiang
$805
110 km or 68 mi Yangjiang
$896
133 km or 83 mi Yulin
$738
181 km or 113 mi Yunfu
$832
189 km or 118 mi Beihai
$664
193 km or 120 mi Haikou
$694
199 km or 124 mi Kaiping
$844
207 km or 128 mi Wuzhou
$816
209 km or 130 mi Guigang
$699
221 km or 137 mi Zhaoqing
$807
240 km or 149 mi Qinzhou
$605
245 km or 153 mi Jiangmen
$848
269 km or 167 mi Zhongshan
$534
271 km or 168 mi Fangchenggang
$592
272 km or 169 mi Foshan
$611
277 km or 172 mi Macau
$1718
282 km or 175 mi Zhuhai
$674
288 km or 179 mi Laibin
$608
291 km or 181 mi Guangzhou
$782
297 km or 185 mi Nanning
$564
313 km or 194 mi Hezhou
$769
314 km or 195 mi Qingyuan
$795
329 km or 205 mi Dongguan
$666
333 km or 207 mi Liuzhou
$587
337 km or 210 mi Shenzhen
$939
341 km or 212 mi Hong Kong
$2674
344 km or 214 mi Kowloon
$2415
376 km or 233 mi Chongzuo
$580
378 km or 235 mi Lianzhou
$760
383 km or 238 mi Cam Pha
$577
394 km or 245 mi Huizhou
$621
405 km or 252 mi Ha Long
$585
406 km or 252 mi Guilin
$533
407 km or 253 mi Sanya
$774
443 km or 275 mi Shaoguan
$807
444 km or 276 mi Hechi
$584
451 km or 280 mi Haiphong
$571
451 km or 281 mi Heyuan
$765
471 km or 293 mi Shanwei
$943