Ho Chi Minh vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$1683
🏠 One person rent	$376	$271
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$461
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$886
😷 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 12% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 6739th and 7163rd ($735 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 95th 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 Wuhan. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 4253rd and 2475th 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	$2.17	$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.63
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$63.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$3716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$2008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$3.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$6.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$71.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$8658

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Cities near Ho Chi Minh

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$530
25 km or 15 mi	Bien Hoa	$425
72 km or 45 mi	Vung Tau	$494
96 km or 60 mi	Svay Rieng	$678
113 km or 70 mi	Sa Dec	$512
127 km or 79 mi	Can Tho	$454
141 km or 88 mi	Long Xuyen	$508
153 km or 95 mi	Soc Trang	$514
162 km or 100 mi	Prey Veng	$721
167 km or 104 mi	Phan Thiet	$506
181 km or 112 mi	Mui Ne	$507
184 km or 114 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
189 km or 117 mi	Rach Gia	$526
198 km or 123 mi	Bac Lieu	$504
205 km or 127 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
233 km or 145 mi	Da Lat	$577
244 km or 151 mi	Ca Mau	$516
257 km or 160 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$531
270 km or 168 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$534
271 km or 168 mi	Kampot	$596
300 km or 186 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
309 km or 192 mi	Stung Treng	$634
320 km or 199 mi	Nha Trang	$535
343 km or 213 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
414 km or 257 mi	Siem Reap	$644
433 km or 269 mi	Qui Nhon	$516
452 km or 281 mi	Battambang	$573
488 km or 303 mi	Ko Chang	$677
502 km or 312 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
527 km or 327 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
533 km or 331 mi	Quang Ngai	$427
584 km or 363 mi	Klaeng	$685
592 km or 368 mi	Hoi An	$584
605 km or 376 mi	Da Nang	$593
637 km or 396 mi	Hue	$393
663 km or 412 mi	Nong Prue	$752
664 km or 413 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
668 km or 415 mi	Pattaya	$781
670 km or 416 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
676 km or 420 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588

Cities near Wuhan

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Hanchuan	$619
52 km or 32 mi	Xiaogan	$651
58 km or 36 mi	Huanggang	$660
61 km or 38 mi	Ezhou	$638
79 km or 49 mi	Yingcheng	$600
83 km or 52 mi	Huangshi	$679
84 km or 52 mi	Xianning	$635
85 km or 53 mi	Daye	$645
88 km or 55 mi	Xiantao	$600
95 km or 59 mi	Anlu	$615
96 km or 60 mi	Macheng	$630
100 km or 62 mi	Chibi	$591
116 km or 72 mi	Honghu	$589
123 km or 76 mi	Jingshan	$584
123 km or 76 mi	Guangshui	$619
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxue	$613
148 km or 92 mi	Linxiang	$569
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$621
172 km or 107 mi	Xinyang	$655
175 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
176 km or 109 mi	Yueyang	$596
192 km or 119 mi	Jiujiang	$637
199 km or 124 mi	Jingzhou	$591
205 km or 127 mi	Jingmen	$588
205 km or 127 mi	Shishou	$549
218 km or 136 mi	Qianshan	$576
225 km or 140 mi	Zaoyang	$591
230 km or 143 mi	Yicheng	$577
240 km or 149 mi	Dangyang	$558
245 km or 153 mi	Songzi	$556
248 km or 154 mi	Lu'an	$664
255 km or 159 mi	Jinshi	$533
259 km or 161 mi	Tongcheng	$600
261 km or 162 mi	Xiangyang	$604
262 km or 163 mi	Nanchang	$506
263 km or 163 mi	Anqing	$555
267 km or 166 mi	Zhumadian	$637
273 km or 170 mi	Yidu	$561
288 km or 179 mi	Yichang	$602
292 km or 182 mi	Yiyang	$586