Ho Chi Minh vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$762
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1930
$1895
🏠 One person rent
$409
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$474
🍽️ Food expenses
$205
$242
🚐 Transport expenses
$71
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$340
$1075
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
67
81
😀 Quality of life
69
74
🏙️ Population
14M
13.9M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 15% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 6919th and 7496th ($762 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 93rd 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 1.6 months in Tianjin. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 4450th and 2445th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Tianjin

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Ho Chi Minh Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.95
$4.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$547
$280
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1009
$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$35.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$54
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.58
$7.28
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.52%
3.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4266
$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1950
$2185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$4.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$4.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$5.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.4
$14.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.48
$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.5
$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$3.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.8
$33
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.9
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$329
$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14995
$19275

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$708
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$519
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$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
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$656
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$716
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$646
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$630
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$767
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$621
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$697
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$572
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1044
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$734
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$645
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$562
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$564
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$673
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$626
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$468
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$584
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$632
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$528
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$512
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$492
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$558
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$466
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$748
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$709
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$660
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$525
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$574
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$521
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$508
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$524
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$519
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$629
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$540
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$562
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$566
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$493
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$554
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$547