Ho Chi Minh vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$2829
🏠 One person rent	$376	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$768
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$326
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$1146
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	66	70
😀 Quality of life	65	68
🏙️ Population	9.39M	12.7M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 15% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 6739th and 6198th ($735 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 18th 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 1.3 months in Suzhou. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Suzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 4253rd and 3351st 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	$2.17	$4.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$5.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$4.13
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$386
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$93.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$3223
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$4.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$4.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$77.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$75.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$1457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$17431

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Ho Chi Minh

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$530
25 km or 15 mi	Bien Hoa	$425
72 km or 45 mi	Vung Tau	$494
96 km or 60 mi	Svay Rieng	$678
113 km or 70 mi	Sa Dec	$512
127 km or 79 mi	Can Tho	$454
141 km or 88 mi	Long Xuyen	$508
153 km or 95 mi	Soc Trang	$514
162 km or 100 mi	Prey Veng	$721
167 km or 104 mi	Phan Thiet	$506
181 km or 112 mi	Mui Ne	$507
184 km or 114 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
189 km or 117 mi	Rach Gia	$526
198 km or 123 mi	Bac Lieu	$504
205 km or 127 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
233 km or 145 mi	Da Lat	$577
244 km or 151 mi	Ca Mau	$516
257 km or 160 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$531
270 km or 168 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$534
271 km or 168 mi	Kampot	$596
300 km or 186 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
309 km or 192 mi	Stung Treng	$634
320 km or 199 mi	Nha Trang	$535
343 km or 213 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
414 km or 257 mi	Siem Reap	$644
433 km or 269 mi	Qui Nhon	$516
452 km or 281 mi	Battambang	$573
488 km or 303 mi	Ko Chang	$677
502 km or 312 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
527 km or 327 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
533 km or 331 mi	Quang Ngai	$427
584 km or 363 mi	Klaeng	$685
592 km or 368 mi	Hoi An	$584
605 km or 376 mi	Da Nang	$593
637 km or 396 mi	Hue	$393
663 km or 412 mi	Nong Prue	$752
664 km or 413 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
668 km or 415 mi	Pattaya	$781
670 km or 416 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
676 km or 420 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588

Cities near Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$700
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$645
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$670
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$665
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$573
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$670
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$657
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$695
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$602
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1097
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$702
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$631
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$643
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$984
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$654
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$636
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$701
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$644
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$650
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$805
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$607
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$603
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$643
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$716
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$644
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$621
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$620
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$642
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$592
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$665
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$672
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$708
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$746
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$665
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$621
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$590
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$691
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$613