Ho Chi Minh vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$744
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2071
$3486
🏠 One person rent
$376
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$848
$806
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.4
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$488
$1044
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
66
70
😀 Quality of life
65
67
🏙️ Population
9.39M
12.7M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 27% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 6692nd and 5553rd ($744 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th 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 months in Suzhou. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 4277th and 3798th 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
$2.27
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$4.25
 Cappuccino
$1.86
$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1185
$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.7
$55.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.8
$84.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.1
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.77%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4095
$6384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2072
$3492
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.4
$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$4.69
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$6.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.88
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.43
$4.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.6
$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.42
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$263
$2003
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14503
$26560

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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
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$749
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$718
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$706
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$585
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$706
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$685
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$702
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$620
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1136
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$729
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$661
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$674
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1028
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$690
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$738
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$674
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$698
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$843
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$630
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$629
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$676
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$742
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$673
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$651
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$650
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$703
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$698
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$771
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$733
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$774
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$699
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$648
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$612
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$903
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645