Ho Chi Minh vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$744
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2071
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$376
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$848
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.4
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$488
$1649
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
66
96
😀 Quality of life
65
79
🏙️ Population
9.39M
17.7M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 22% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6692nd and 5948th ($744 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 4277th and 556th 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
$2.27
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1185
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.7
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.8
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.1
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.77%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4095
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2072
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.4
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.88
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.43
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.6
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.42
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$263
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14503
$24117

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Distance City Cost of living
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$541
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$445
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$512
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$689
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$521
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$469
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$516
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$529
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$711
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$521
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$516
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$514
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$534
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$515
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$819
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$531
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$525
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$515
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$521
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$582
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$529
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$626
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$549
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$754
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$630
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$515
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$533
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$697
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$633
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$561
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$433
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$703
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$547
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$610
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$407
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$773
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$758
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$800
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$769
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$564

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618