Ho Chi Minh vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$2065
🏠 One person rent	$376	$263
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$505
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$800
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	66	20
😀 Quality of life	65	41
🏙️ Population	9.39M	6.44M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 9% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 6739th and 7052nd ($735 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 74th 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 1.2 months in Shangrao. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Shangrao ranked 210th in China, while ranked 4253rd and 6873rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Shangrao

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	Ho Chi Minh	Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.17	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$303
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$628
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$4836
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$2454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$5.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$42.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$5.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$51
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$31722

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Ho Chi Minh

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$530
25 km or 15 mi	Bien Hoa	$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

Cities near Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$598
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$601
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$603
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$616
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$621
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$642
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$585
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$587
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$682
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$630
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$506
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$677
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$637
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$555
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$603
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$648
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$611
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$642
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$726
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$681
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$632
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$576
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$613
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$672
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$805
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$669
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$600
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$650
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$564
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$716
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$661
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$691
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$600
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$671
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$670
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$645
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$679
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$625
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$590
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$621