Ho Chi Minh vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Ho Chi Minh Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$725
$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2019
$2884
🏠 One person rent
$360
$550
🏘️ Family rent
$775
$1101
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$295
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.9
$93.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$481
$1453
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
65
95
😀 Quality of life
68
81
🏙️ Population
10.4M
17.5M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 30% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6666th and 5064th ($725 vs $1043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th 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 1.4 months in Shenzhen. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 3675th and 367th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Shenzhen

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Ho Chi Minh Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.81
$5.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.32
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$3.33
☕ Cappuccino
$2.1
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$429
$716
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$433
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1112
$1562
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$585
$881
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47
$43.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.7
$67.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.43%
4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4728
$16848
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2131
$7920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.08
$25.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$5.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$17.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$5.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.22
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.29
$3.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.14
$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$5.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.88
$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.14
$7.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.9
$59.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.22
$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$46
$67.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$80.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$289
$710
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15096
$24732

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$573
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$522
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$541
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$649
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$485
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$458
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$502
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$496
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$720
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$579
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$566
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$468
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$492
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$477
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$825
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$548
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$484
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$531
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$551
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$571
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$514
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$593
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$601
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$748
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$566
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$534
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$515
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$622
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$538
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$556
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$452
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$636
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$515
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$581
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$454
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$684
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$667
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$703
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$673
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$568

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2411
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2720
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$657
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$726
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1601
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$576
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$692
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$760
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$605
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1073
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$797
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$866
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$766
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$798
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$811
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$928
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$819
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$957
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$989
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$847
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$808
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$788
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$773
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$771
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$562
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$495
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$831
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$811
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$664
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$565
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$508
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$753
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$644
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$792
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$865
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$521
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$626