Ho Chi Minh vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$734
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1845
$1624
🏠 One person rent
$387
$267
🏘️ Family rent
$684
$453
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$336
$1016
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
66
98
😀 Quality of life
66
74
🏙️ Population
9.39M
12.3M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 15% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 6928th and 7501st ($734 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 106th in Vietnam and China, respectively. Check Vietnam vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 1.6 months in Wuhan. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Wuhan ranked 8th in China, while ranked 4947th and 2249th 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
$1.9
$2.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.6
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.81
$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$280
$190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$921
$562
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$508
$333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.3
$40.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.8
$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.41
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.06%
3.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3891
$3245
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1915
$1666
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$23.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.93
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.4
$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.5
$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.5
$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13093
$7838

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$519
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$410
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$493
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$686
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$502
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$439
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$498
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$507
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$727
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$482
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$491
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$504
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$515
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$494
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$829
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$572
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$507
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$516
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$523
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$622
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$511
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$635
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$508
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$763
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$650
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$501
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$571
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$708
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$623
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$558
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$403
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$718
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$601
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$615
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$372
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$787
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$770
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$812
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$779
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$588

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Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$609
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$629
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$646
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$632
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$585
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$671
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$625
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$638
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$599
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$579
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$592
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$590
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$587
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$570
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$574
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$598
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$572
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$582
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$583
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$561
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$595
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$604
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$596
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$575
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$547
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$567
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$552
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$542
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$546
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$548
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$631
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$511
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$592
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$555
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$526
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$532
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$580
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$534
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$578
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$571