Ho Chi Minh vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1978
$1756
🏠 One person rent
$349
$252
🏘️ Family rent
$750
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$85.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$457
$833
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
66
98
😀 Quality of life
66
71
🏙️ Population
10.4M
12.3M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 9% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 6786th and 7238th ($702 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 185th 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 14th in China, while ranked 4217th and 2438th 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
$1.85
$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$318
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$625
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$38.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.1
$58.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.9%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4519
$4486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2063
$2439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.56
$27.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.78
$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.05
$3.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.39
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$34.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$28.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.08
$3.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16779
$11975

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$550
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$479
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$534
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$694
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$515
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$463
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$509
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$522
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$711
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$566
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$553
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$555
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$518
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$516
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$802
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$512
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$520
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$521
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$526
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$569
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$524
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$628
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$554
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$755
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$587
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$518
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$539
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$614
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$534
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$436
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$619
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$547
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$601
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$422
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$653
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$647
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$665
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$648
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518

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Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$620
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$650
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$685
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$661
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$605
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$697
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$647
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$669
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$586
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$624
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$643
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$596
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$602
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$589
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$629
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$647
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$583
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$639
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$658
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$590
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$604
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$664
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$609
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$604
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$574
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$671
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$614
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$601
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$574
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$580
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$702
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$558
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$687
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$624
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$538
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$708
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$651
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$574
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$599
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$575