Ho Chi Minh vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$744
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2071
$2138
🏠 One person rent
$376
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$848
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.4
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$488
$1012
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
66
90
😀 Quality of life
65
71
🏙️ Population
9.39M
13.9M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 5% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 6692nd and 6862nd ($744 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 81st 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 1.4 months in Tianjin. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 4277th and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ho Chi Minh Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.27
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1185
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.7
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.8
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.1
$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.77%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4095
$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2072
$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.4
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.88
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.43
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.6
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.42
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$263
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14503
$16590

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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
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$700
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$734
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$679
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$693
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$786
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$720
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$742
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$611
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1067
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$769
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$675
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$620
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$649
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$714
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$677
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$482
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$668
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$684
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$572
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$605
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$670
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$614
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$677
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$869
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$760
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$748
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$588
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$568
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$616
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$555
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$547
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$670
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$597
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$632
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$581
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$507
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$526
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$618