Ho Chi Minh vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$726
$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1883
$2386
🏠 One person rent
$370
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$634
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.8
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$500
$1351
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
67
65
😀 Quality of life
71
74
🏙️ Population
14M
12.7M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 9% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 7123rd and 6776th ($726 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 29th 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 Suzhou. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 3396th and 2020th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Suzhou

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Ho Chi Minh Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.1
$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.77
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$904
$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.78
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.72%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4456
$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1839
$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.72
$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.78
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.33
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.7
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.45
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.1
$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.5
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.2
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$379
$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17174
$20341

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$522
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$414
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$503
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$721
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$519
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$455
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$508
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$523
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$776
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$480
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$493
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$518
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$530
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$506
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$893
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$563
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$517
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$528
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$533
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$582
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$518
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$668
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$540
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$766
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$679
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$515
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$601
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$718
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$644
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$543
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$407
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$724
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$609
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$699
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$375
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$809
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$784
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$839
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$799
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$586

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$726
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$678
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$708
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$658
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$663
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$581
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1147
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$636
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$643
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$645
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1030
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$657
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$651
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$725
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$659
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$667
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$899
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$623
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$627
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$664
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$670
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$693
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$644
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$623
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$661
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$620
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$691
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$684
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$660
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$789
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$693
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$644
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$571
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$671
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$635