Ho Chi Minh vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Ho Chi Minh Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$725
$643
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2019
$1825
🏠 One person rent
$360
$238
🏘️ Family rent
$775
$456
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$230
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.9
$87.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$481
$857
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
65
98
😀 Quality of life
68
72
🏙️ Population
10.4M
12.3M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 13% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 6666th and 7165th ($725 vs $643) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 203rd 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 3675th and 2078th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ho Chi Minh Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.81
$3.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.32
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.09
☕ Cappuccino
$2.1
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$429
$305
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1112
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$585
$349
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47
$28.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.7
$42.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$14.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.43%
4.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4728
$4593
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2131
$2570
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.08
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.22
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.29
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.14
$3.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.88
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$34.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.14
$5.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.9
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.22
$3.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$46
$73.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$289
$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15096
$17684

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$573
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$522
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$541
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$649
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$485
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$458
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$502
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$496
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$720
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$579
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$566
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$468
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$492
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$477
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$825
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$548
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$484
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$531
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$551
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$571
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$514
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$593
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$601
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$748
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$566
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$534
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$515
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$622
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$538
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$556
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$452
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$636
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$515
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$581
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$454
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$684
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$667
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$703
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$673
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$568

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Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$617
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$650
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$686
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$661
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$605
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$691
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$656
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$662
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$591
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$625
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$641
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$612
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$625
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$594
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$634
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$632
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$633
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$644
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$668
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$596
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$678
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$627
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$610
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$609
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$626
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$657
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$620
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$616
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$586
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$609
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$685
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$627
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$671
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$637
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$618
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$673
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$656
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$593
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$621
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$713