Ho Chi Minh vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$762
$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1930
$1479
🏠 One person rent
$409
$301
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$414
🍽️ Food expenses
$205
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$71
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$340
$759
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
67
49
😀 Quality of life
69
71
🏙️ Population
14M
8.78M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 20% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 6919th and 7679th ($762 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 137th 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 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Quanzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 4450th and 3611th 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
$1.95
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$547
$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1009
$438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.58
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.52%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4266
$2900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1950
$1919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$3.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$1.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$5.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$7.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.4
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.48
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.5
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$8.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.8
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.9
$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$329
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14995
$9536

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$540
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$419
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$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
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$630
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$903
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$723
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$668
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$696
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$656
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$698
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$634
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$682
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$654
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$888
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$957
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$709
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$889
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$879
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$937
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$465
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$882
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$910
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$602
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$673
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$910
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$464
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1108
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$589
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$999
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$997
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$796
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$610
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$841
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$705
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$814
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$665
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$586
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$763
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$594
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$595
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$943