Ho Chi Minh vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$762
$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1930
$1657
🏠 One person rent
$409
$246
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$205
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$71
$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$340
$688
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
67
17
😀 Quality of life
69
44
🏙️ Population
14M
7.82M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 26% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 6919th and 7914th ($762 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 207th 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 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Shangqiu ranked 334th in China, while ranked 4450th and 7360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Shangqiu

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Ho Chi Minh Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.95
$2.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$547
$233
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1009
$431
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$58.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.58
$8.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.52%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4266
$2751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1950
$1731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$4.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$4.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.4
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.48
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.5
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.8
$33.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.9
$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$329
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14995
$16802

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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
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$581
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$803
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$581
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$569
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$483
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$558
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$598
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$572
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$556
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$548
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$514
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$592
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$572
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$583
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$601
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$491
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$509
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$518
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$543
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$563
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$542
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$498
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$511
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$489
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$531
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$520
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$506
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$516
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$516
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$576
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$492
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$596
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$550
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$505
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$519
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$542
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$526
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$548
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$489
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$518