Ho Chi Minh vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$762
$493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1930
$1325
🏠 One person rent
$409
$188
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$321
🍽️ Food expenses
$205
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$71
$64
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$340
$705
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
67
58
😀 Quality of life
69
68
🏙️ Population
14M
10.6M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 55% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 6919th and 8757th ($762 vs $493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 518th in Vietnam and China, respectively. Check Vietnam vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 1.4 months in Shijiazhuang. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Shijiazhuang ranked 38th in China, while ranked 4450th and 4718th 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
$1.95
$1.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$0.79
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$547
$209
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$117
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1009
$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$72.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.58
$6.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.52%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4266
$2408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1950
$1688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$3.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$2.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.4
$13.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.48
$5.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.5
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.8
$30.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.9
$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$329
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14995
$5006

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$540
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$419
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96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$708
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$519
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$456
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$514
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$523
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$760
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$500
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$506
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$501
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$535
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$512
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$882
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$572
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$526
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$535
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$543
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$587
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$530
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$652
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$541
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$764
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$679
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$519
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$575
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$763
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$629
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$583
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$410
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$768
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$613
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$660
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$380
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$846
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$823
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$874
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$838
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$610

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$519
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$524
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$521
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$525
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$558
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$528
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$550
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$512
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$562
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$568
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$508
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$466
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$468
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$542
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$562
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$540
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$572
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$545
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$567
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$538
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$492
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$518
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$555
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$564
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$645
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$646
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$523
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$734
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$621
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$492
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$505
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$540
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$531
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$610
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$666
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$584
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$659
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$630
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$770
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$716