Ho Chi Minh vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Xinyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$655
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$1706
🏠 One person rent	$376	$274
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$483
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$72.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$865
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	66	28
😀 Quality of life	65	41
🏙️ Population	9.39M	6.23M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 12% more expensive than in Xinyang. Cities ranked 6739th and 7175th ($735 vs $655) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 100th 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 Xinyang. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Xinyang ranked 207th in China, while ranked 4253rd and 6860th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Xinyang

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	Ho Chi Minh	Xinyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.17	$3.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$5.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$0.96
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$2.88
🥤 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	$264
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$51.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$77.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$3268
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$2038
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$3.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$8.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$4.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$4.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$24.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$5.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$74.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$334
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$8587

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Xinyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
61 km or 38 mi	Guangshui	$619
80 km or 50 mi	Suizhou	$621
95 km or 59 mi	Zhumadian	$637
103 km or 64 mi	Anlu	$615
123 km or 77 mi	Zaoyang	$591
134 km or 83 mi	Xiaogan	$651
138 km or 86 mi	Macheng	$630
140 km or 87 mi	Wugang	$571
140 km or 87 mi	Yingcheng	$600
153 km or 95 mi	Jingshan	$584
162 km or 101 mi	Luohe	$591
166 km or 103 mi	Hanchuan	$619
166 km or 103 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
172 km or 107 mi	Wuhan	$656
174 km or 108 mi	Nanyang	$632
175 km or 109 mi	Jieshou	$591
175 km or 109 mi	Zhoukou	$580
176 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
177 km or 110 mi	Yicheng	$577
180 km or 112 mi	Xiangyang	$604
184 km or 114 mi	Fuyang	$633
193 km or 120 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
197 km or 122 mi	Dengzhou	$600
202 km or 125 mi	Huanggang	$660
204 km or 127 mi	Xiantao	$600
207 km or 129 mi	Ezhou	$638
212 km or 132 mi	Xuchang	$586
213 km or 133 mi	Jingmen	$588
227 km or 141 mi	Laohekou	$582
232 km or 144 mi	Yuzhou	$552
233 km or 145 mi	Huangshi	$679
234 km or 145 mi	Lu'an	$664
234 km or 146 mi	Changge	$547
241 km or 150 mi	Daye	$645
245 km or 152 mi	Danjiangkou	$583
253 km or 157 mi	Chibi	$591
254 km or 158 mi	Xinzheng	$538
255 km or 158 mi	Ruzhou	$538
256 km or 159 mi	Xianning	$635
260 km or 161 mi	Dangyang	$558