Ho Chi Minh vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$744
$507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2071
$1419
🏠 One person rent
$376
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$848
$364
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$186
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.4
$67.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$488
$623
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
66
71
😀 Quality of life
65
61
🏙️ Population
9.39M
10.6M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 47% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 6692nd and 8633rd ($744 vs $507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 531st 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 Shijiazhuang. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Shijiazhuang ranked 35th in China, while ranked 4277th and 5079th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Shijiazhuang

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Ho Chi Minh Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.27
$1.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$5.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1185
$394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.7
$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.8
$67.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.1
$6.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.77%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4095
$2374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2072
$1669
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.4
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$2.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.88
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$3.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.43
$3.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$2.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.6
$13.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.42
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$40.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$71.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$263
$395
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14503
$4947

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$541
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$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
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$547
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$555
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$568
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$588
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$614
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$572
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$575
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$605
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$632
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$637
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$616
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$677
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$482
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$608
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$620
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$609
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$611
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$634
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$577
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$598
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$670
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$500
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$570
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$649
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$675
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$679
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$507
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$769
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$720
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$602
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$538
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$597
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$608
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$619
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$648
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$668
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$747
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$693
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$729
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$734