Ho Chi Minh vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$2694
🏠 One person rent	$376	$478
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$1142
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$261
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$1771
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	66	96
😀 Quality of life	65	80
🏙️ Population	9.39M	17.7M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 20% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6739th and 5950th ($735 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th 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 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 4253rd and 545th 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	$2.17	$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.11
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$3.03
🥤 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	$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$22267

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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 Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2432
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$653
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$656
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1588
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$461
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$601
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$804
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$774
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$611
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$936
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$812
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$764
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$794
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$823
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$877
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$569
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$818
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$443
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$581
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$655
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$451
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$803
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$755
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$758
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$761
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$756
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$761
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$724
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$771
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$649
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$702
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$688
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$650
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$823
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$522
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$609