Ho Chi Minh vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$677
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1978
$1957
🏠 One person rent
$349
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$750
$557
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$278
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$457
$828
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
66
61
😀 Quality of life
66
56
🏙️ Population
10.4M
9.4M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 4% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 6786th and 6976th ($702 vs $677) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 122nd 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 1.2 months in Ningbo. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Ningbo ranked 36th in China, while ranked 4217th and 5865th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Ningbo

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Ho Chi Minh Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.85
$3.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.1
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.9%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4519
$5184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2063
$3305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.56
$16.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.78
$4.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.05
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.39
$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$2.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$8.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.08
$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$544
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16779
$9922

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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
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$690
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$755
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$719
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$831
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1190
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1074
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$725
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$735
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$771
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$699
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$731
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$811
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$731
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$763
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$687
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$741
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$787
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$682
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$707
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$707
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$651
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$744
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$688
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$720
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$694
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$713
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$675
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$644
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$789
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$682
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$625
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$625
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$713
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$679
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$645
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$524