Ho Chi Minh vs Maoming - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Maoming
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$756
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$2050
🏠 One person rent	$376	$409
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$794
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$199
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$68.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$971
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	66	29
😀 Quality of life	65	44
🏙️ Population	9.39M	6.17M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 3% less expensive than in Maoming. Cities ranked 6739th and 6647th ($735 vs $756) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 39th 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 1.3 months in Maoming. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Maoming ranked 136th in China, while ranked 4253rd and 6657th 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	$2.17	$2.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$3.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$2.06
🥤 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	$459	$477
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$967
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$684
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$27.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$41.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$11.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$6271
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$3451
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$2.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$4.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$5.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$6.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$6.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$31.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$9.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$476
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$17434

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Cities near Ho Chi Minh

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$530
25 km or 15 mi	Bien Hoa	$425
72 km or 45 mi	Vung Tau	$494
96 km or 60 mi	Svay Rieng	$678
113 km or 70 mi	Sa Dec	$512
127 km or 79 mi	Can Tho	$454
141 km or 88 mi	Long Xuyen	$508
153 km or 95 mi	Soc Trang	$514
162 km or 100 mi	Prey Veng	$721
167 km or 104 mi	Phan Thiet	$506
181 km or 112 mi	Mui Ne	$507
184 km or 114 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
189 km or 117 mi	Rach Gia	$526
198 km or 123 mi	Bac Lieu	$504
205 km or 127 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
233 km or 145 mi	Da Lat	$577
244 km or 151 mi	Ca Mau	$516
257 km or 160 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$531
270 km or 168 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$534
271 km or 168 mi	Kampot	$596
300 km or 186 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
309 km or 192 mi	Stung Treng	$634
320 km or 199 mi	Nha Trang	$535
343 km or 213 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
414 km or 257 mi	Siem Reap	$644
433 km or 269 mi	Qui Nhon	$516
452 km or 281 mi	Battambang	$573
488 km or 303 mi	Ko Chang	$677
502 km or 312 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
527 km or 327 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
533 km or 331 mi	Quang Ngai	$427
584 km or 363 mi	Klaeng	$685
592 km or 368 mi	Hoi An	$584
605 km or 376 mi	Da Nang	$593
637 km or 396 mi	Hue	$393
663 km or 412 mi	Nong Prue	$752
664 km or 413 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
668 km or 415 mi	Pattaya	$781
670 km or 416 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
676 km or 420 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588

Cities near Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$761
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$877
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$771
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$823
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$642
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$650
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$812
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$803
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$702
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$592
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$804
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$461
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$573
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$611
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1588
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$653
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$598
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$774
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$549
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$758
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$794
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$656
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$579
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$916
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2432
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$564
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$755
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$569
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$601
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$582
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$522
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$763
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$818
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$575
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$591
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$764
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$936