Ho Chi Minh vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$762
$653
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1930
$1697
🏠 One person rent
$409
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$454
🍽️ Food expenses
$205
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$71
$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$340
$1151
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
67
97
😀 Quality of life
69
74
🏙️ Population
14M
12.3M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 17% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 6919th and 7564th ($762 vs $653) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 107th 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 1.8 months in Wuhan. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Wuhan ranked 6th in China, while ranked 4450th and 2134th 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
$1.95
$2.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.76
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$547
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1009
$585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$55
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.58
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.52%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4266
$3218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1950
$1620
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$3.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$5.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.4
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.48
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.5
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$3.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.8
$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.9
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$329
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14995
$8927

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$540
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$419
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$525
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$708
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$519
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$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
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$624
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$639
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$657
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$645
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$599
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$682
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$634
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$651
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$615
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$591
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$608
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$596
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$599
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$585
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$590
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$602
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$583
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$594
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$575
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$605
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$599
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$610
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$589
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$563
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$579
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$561
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$554
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$562
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$568
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$647
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$529
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$603
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$570
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$539
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$544
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$596
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$552
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$595
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$584