Ho Chi Minh vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$762
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1930
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$409
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$205
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$71
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$340
$879
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
67
99
😀 Quality of life
69
75
🏙️ Population
14M
24.9M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 32% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6919th and 4971st ($762 vs $1126) 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 0.4 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 4450th and 1655th 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
$1.95
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$547
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1009
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.58
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.52%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4266
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1950
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.4
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.48
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.5
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.8
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.9
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$329
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14995
$27781

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$540
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$419
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$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
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765