Ho Chi Minh vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$744
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2071
$1794
🏠 One person rent
$376
$278
🏘️ Family rent
$848
$393
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.4
$74.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$488
$831
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
66
53
😀 Quality of life
65
50
🏙️ Population
9.39M
8.78M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 12% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 6692nd and 7155th ($744 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 142nd 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 Quanzhou. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Quanzhou ranked 57th in China, while ranked 4277th and 6224th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Quanzhou

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Ho Chi Minh Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.27
$2.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1185
$425
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.7
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.8
$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.1
$9.92
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.77%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4095
$2834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2072
$1563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.4
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$2.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.88
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.43
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.6
$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.42
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$8.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$263
$469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14503
$22902

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$445
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$512
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$689
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$521
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$469
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$516
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$529
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$711
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$521
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$516
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$514
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$534
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$515
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$819
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$531
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$525
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$515
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$521
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$582
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$529
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$626
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$549
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$754
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$630
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$515
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$533
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$697
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$633
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$561
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$433
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$703
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$547
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$610
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$407
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$773
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$758
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$800
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$769
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$564

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$654
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$821
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$807
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$661
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$731
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$706
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$642
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$673
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$683
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$841
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$931
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$698
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$761
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$818
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$864
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$592
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$828
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$707
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$605
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$795
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$841
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$691
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1060
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$726
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$1028
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$745
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$643
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$801
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$719
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$813
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$716
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$634
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$776
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$636
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$618
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1014