Ho Chi Minh vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$726
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1883
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$370
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$634
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.8
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$500
$1068
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
67
99
😀 Quality of life
71
76
🏙️ Population
14M
24.9M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 37% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 7123rd and 4880th ($726 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 0.9 months in Shanghai. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 3396th and 1178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Shanghai

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Ho Chi Minh Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.1
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.77
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$904
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.78
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.72%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4456
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1839
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.72
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.78
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.33
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.7
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.45
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.1
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.5
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.2
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$379
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17174
$27610

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$522
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$414
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$503
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$721
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$519
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$455
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$508
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$523
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$776
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$480
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$493
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$518
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$530
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$506
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$893
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$563
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$517
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$528
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$533
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$582
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$518
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$668
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$540
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$766
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$679
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$515
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$601
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$718
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$644
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$543
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$407
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$724
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$609
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$699
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$375
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$809
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$784
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$839
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$799
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$586

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789