Ho Chi Minh vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$734
$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1845
$1652
🏠 One person rent
$387
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$684
$416
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$336
$648
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
66
24
😀 Quality of life
66
44
🏙️ Population
9.39M
7.82M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 23% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 6928th and 7835th ($734 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 183rd in Vietnam and China, respectively. Check Vietnam vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Shangqiu ranked 298th in China, while ranked 4947th and 7180th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ho Chi Minh Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.6
$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.81
$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$280
$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$921
$411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$508
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.3
$34.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.8
$54.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.41
$9.87
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.06%
3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3891
$2747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1915
$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$15.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.93
$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$3.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.4
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.5
$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.5
$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13093
$17107

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$519
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$410
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$493
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$686
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$502
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$439
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$498
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$507
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$727
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$482
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$491
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$504
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$515
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$494
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$829
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$572
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$507
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$516
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$523
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$622
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$511
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$635
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$508
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$763
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$650
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$501
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$571
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$708
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$623
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$558
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$403
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$718
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$601
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$615
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$372
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$787
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$770
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$812
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$779
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$588

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Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$570
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$807
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$570
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$572
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$478
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$564
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$582
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$567
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$563
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$563
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$499
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$582
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$558
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$585
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$595
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$507
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$517
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$522
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$553
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$553
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$530
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$506
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$504
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$502
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$527
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$523
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$511
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$518
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$513
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$567
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$484
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$580
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$547
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$516
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$509
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$544
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$526
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$538
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$489
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$517