Ho Chi Minh vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$744
$692
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2071
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$376
$288
🏘️ Family rent
$848
$502
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.4
$91
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$488
$930
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
66
98
😀 Quality of life
65
70
🏙️ Population
9.39M
12.3M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 8% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 6692nd and 6979th ($744 vs $692) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 100th 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 Wuhan. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 4277th and 2526th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Wuhan

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Ho Chi Minh Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.27
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$5.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1185
$716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$352
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.7
$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.8
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.1
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.77%
4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4095
$3874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2072
$2284
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.4
$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$3.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.88
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.43
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.6
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.42
$6.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$74.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$263
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14503
$9062

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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
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$646
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$681
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$705
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$674
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$626
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$714
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$663
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$676
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$610
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$647
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$659
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$614
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$612
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$606
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$647
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$646
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$592
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$650
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$683
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$599
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$623
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$670
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$605
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$612
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$566
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$636
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$614
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$599
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$575
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$573
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$706
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$552
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$658
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$622
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$521
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$642
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$659
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$580
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$619
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$611