Ho Chi Minh vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$1763
🏠 One person rent	$376	$191
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$427
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$723
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	66	85
😀 Quality of life	65	68
🏙️ Population	9.39M	9.07M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 36% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 6739th and 8334th ($735 vs $539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 454th 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 1.3 months in Shenyang. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Shenyang ranked 24th in China, while ranked 4253rd and 3343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Shenyang

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	Ho Chi Minh	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.17	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$502
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$32.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$50
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$1913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$1252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$9.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$4.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$466
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$24404

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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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$459
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$495
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$514
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$520
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$455
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$500
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$508
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$496
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$514
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$524
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$508
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$492
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$517
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$524
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$517
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$516
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$542
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$509
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$513
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$503
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$581
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1572
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$461
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$538
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$505
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$543
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$493
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$520
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$586
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$517
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1549
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$574
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$585
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$573
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1547
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$500