Ho Chi Minh vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$1097
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2016
$3454
🏠 One person rent
$376
$577
🏘️ Family rent
$815
$1404
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.4
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$487
$1644
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
66
100
😀 Quality of life
65
78
🏙️ Population
9.39M
24.9M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 33% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6739th and 4858th ($735 vs $1097) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 1.5 months in Shanghai. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 4253rd and 675th 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
$2.17
$4.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.4
$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.72
$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$459
$823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$455
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1102
$2226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$634
$1115
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.1
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.2
$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.54
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.56%
3.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4334
$14361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2039
$8086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.97
$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.3
$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.78
$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.41
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.89
$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.4
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.32
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.2
$87.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.1
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$277
$1181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14143
$30174

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$530
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$425
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$494
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$678
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$512
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$454
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$508
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$514
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$721
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$506
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$507
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$513
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$526
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$504
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$836
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$577
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$516
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$531
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$534
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$596
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$519
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$634
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$535
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$755
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$644
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$516
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$573
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$677
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$639
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$545
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$427
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$685
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$584
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$593
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$393
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$752
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$739
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$781
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$743
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$588

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$984
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$665
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$700
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$868
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$573
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$631
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$645
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$602
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$670
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$670
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$657
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$590
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$708
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$643
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$716
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$695
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$702
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$644
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$805
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$643
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$654
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$603
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$650
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$607
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$644
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$665
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$522
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$620
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$621
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$642
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$677
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$665
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$592
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$672
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$621
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$746