Ho Chi Minh vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$734
$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1845
$1354
🏠 One person rent
$387
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$684
$329
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$183
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$336
$608
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
66
70
😀 Quality of life
66
65
🏙️ Population
9.39M
10.6M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 45% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 6928th and 8645th ($734 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 489th in Vietnam and China, respectively. Check Vietnam vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 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 42nd in China, while ranked 4947th and 5294th 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
$1.9
$1.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.6
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.81
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$0.77
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$280
$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$921
$361
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$508
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.3
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.8
$84.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.41
$6.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.06%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3891
$2373
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1915
$1658
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.93
$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$2.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$3.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.4
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$5.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.5
$32.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.5
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$389
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13093
$4870

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$519
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$410
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$493
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$686
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$502
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$439
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$498
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$507
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$727
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$482
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$491
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$504
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$515
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$494
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$829
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$572
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$507
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$516
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$523
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$622
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$511
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$635
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$508
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$763
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$650
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$501
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$571
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$708
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$623
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$558
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$403
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$718
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$601
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$615
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$372
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$787
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$770
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$812
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$779
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$588

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$527
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$535
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$527
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$523
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$574
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$533
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$548
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$505
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$550
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$572
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$499
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$454
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$456
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$544
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$558
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$543
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$565
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$552
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$553
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$538
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$480
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$495
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$546
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$564
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$634
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$634
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$502
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$724
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$638
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$484
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$516
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$544
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$534
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$600
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$654
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$580
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$689
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$619
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$748
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$707