Ho Chi Minh vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person
$734
$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1845
$1672
🏠 One person rent
$387
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$684
$323
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$72.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$336
$863
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
66
21
😀 Quality of life
66
46
🏙️ Population
9.39M
6.71M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 20% less expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 6928th and 6158th ($734 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th 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 0.9 months in Yancheng. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Yancheng ranked 242nd in China, while ranked 4947th and 7008th 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
$1.9
$4.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.6
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.81
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$5.65
🥤 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
$499
$1103
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$280
$340
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$921
$394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$508
$227
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.3
$32.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.8
$50
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.41
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.06%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3891
$2529
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1915
$1915
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.93
$4.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$1.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$6.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$2.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$4.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.4
$28.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$4.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$3.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.5
$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.5
$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$434
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13093
$18627

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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
57 km or 36 mi Xinghua
$663
62 km or 39 mi Dongtai
$664
93 km or 58 mi Gaoyou
$617
94 km or 58 mi Huai'an
$654
101 km or 62 mi Hai'an
$634
104 km or 64 mi Taizhou
$651
119 km or 74 mi Rugao
$630
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhou
$602
132 km or 82 mi Tianchang
$610
132 km or 82 mi Yangzhong
$597
136 km or 85 mi Taixing
$622
146 km or 91 mi Zhenjiang
$531
154 km or 96 mi Yizheng
$590
155 km or 96 mi Jingjiang
$621
160 km or 99 mi Lianyungang
$537
164 km or 102 mi Danyang
$597
166 km or 103 mi Jiangyin
$634
172 km or 107 mi Nantong
$547
173 km or 108 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
177 km or 110 mi Changzhou
$601
181 km or 113 mi Suqian
$602
184 km or 114 mi Jurong
$618
193 km or 120 mi Haimen
$612
197 km or 122 mi Nanjing
$753
198 km or 123 mi Xinyi
$564
202 km or 125 mi Changshu
$632
204 km or 127 mi Wuxi
$679
211 km or 131 mi Mingguang
$583
223 km or 138 mi Pizhou
$567
226 km or 141 mi Qidong
$696
227 km or 141 mi Yixing
$674
228 km or 142 mi Liyang
$639
234 km or 145 mi Rizhao
$558
234 km or 146 mi Taicang
$673
237 km or 147 mi Suzhou
$771
237 km or 147 mi Kunshan
$696
248 km or 154 mi Linyi
$546
250 km or 155 mi Ma'anshan
$656
264 km or 164 mi Bengbu
$509
275 km or 171 mi Pudong
$1003