Ho Chi Minh vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person
$762
$922
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1930
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$409
$546
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$329
🍽️ Food expenses
$205
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$71
$74.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$340
$811
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
67
17
😀 Quality of life
69
45
🏙️ Population
14M
6.71M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 17% less expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 6919th and 6200th ($762 vs $922) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th in Vietnam and China, respectively. Check Vietnam vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 0.9 months in Yancheng. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Yancheng ranked 268th in China, while ranked 4450th and 7176th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Yancheng

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Ho Chi Minh Yancheng
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.95
$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$3.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$4.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$547
$1131
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$345
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1009
$405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$232
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$51.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.58
$10.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.52%
3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4266
$2571
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1950
$1818
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$4.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$0.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$6.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$2.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$9.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$4.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$7.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.4
$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.48
$4.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.5
$44.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$3.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.8
$48.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.9
$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$329
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14995
$18853

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$540
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$419
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$525
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$708
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$519
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$456
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$514
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$523
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$760
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$500
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$506
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$501
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$535
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$512
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$882
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$572
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$526
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$535
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$543
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$587
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$530
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$652
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$541
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$764
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$679
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$519
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$575
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$763
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$629
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$583
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$410
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$768
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$613
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$660
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$380
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$846
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$823
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$874
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$838
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$610

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Xinghua
$677
62 km or 39 mi Dongtai
$678
93 km or 58 mi Gaoyou
$632
94 km or 58 mi Huai'an
$661
101 km or 62 mi Hai'an
$647
104 km or 64 mi Taizhou
$675
119 km or 74 mi Rugao
$646
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhou
$618
132 km or 82 mi Tianchang
$623
132 km or 82 mi Yangzhong
$611
136 km or 85 mi Taixing
$636
146 km or 91 mi Zhenjiang
$525
154 km or 96 mi Yizheng
$601
155 km or 96 mi Jingjiang
$636
160 km or 99 mi Lianyungang
$553
164 km or 102 mi Danyang
$604
166 km or 103 mi Jiangyin
$650
172 km or 107 mi Nantong
$557
173 km or 108 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
177 km or 110 mi Changzhou
$623
181 km or 113 mi Suqian
$617
184 km or 114 mi Jurong
$626
193 km or 120 mi Haimen
$620
197 km or 122 mi Nanjing
$765
198 km or 123 mi Xinyi
$571
202 km or 125 mi Changshu
$644
204 km or 127 mi Wuxi
$683
211 km or 131 mi Mingguang
$594
223 km or 138 mi Pizhou
$576
226 km or 141 mi Qidong
$701
227 km or 141 mi Yixing
$684
228 km or 142 mi Liyang
$652
234 km or 145 mi Rizhao
$549
234 km or 146 mi Taicang
$669
237 km or 147 mi Suzhou
$782
237 km or 147 mi Kunshan
$696
248 km or 154 mi Linyi
$530
250 km or 155 mi Ma'anshan
$669
264 km or 164 mi Bengbu
$519
275 km or 171 mi Pudong
$1002