Ho Chi Minh vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$1715
🏠 One person rent	$376	$523
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$319
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$854
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	66	21
😀 Quality of life	65	40
🏙️ Population	9.39M	6.71M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 18% less expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 6739th and 6043rd ($735 vs $900) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th 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 0.9 months in Yancheng. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Yancheng ranked 236th in China, while ranked 4253rd and 6955th 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	$2.17	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$3.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$1065
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$389
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$50.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$2495
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$1901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$4.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$6.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$2.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$3.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$43.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$3.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$22179

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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 Yancheng

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Xinghua	$665
62 km or 39 mi	Dongtai	$665
93 km or 58 mi	Gaoyou	$621
94 km or 58 mi	Huai'an	$668
101 km or 62 mi	Hai'an	$643
104 km or 64 mi	Taizhou	$644
119 km or 74 mi	Rugao	$644
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhou	$620
132 km or 82 mi	Tianchang	$613
132 km or 82 mi	Yangzhong	$603
136 km or 85 mi	Taixing	$636
146 km or 91 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
154 km or 96 mi	Yizheng	$592
155 km or 96 mi	Jingjiang	$643
160 km or 99 mi	Lianyungang	$536
164 km or 102 mi	Danyang	$607
166 km or 103 mi	Jiangyin	$657
172 km or 107 mi	Nantong	$602
173 km or 108 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
177 km or 110 mi	Changzhou	$702
181 km or 113 mi	Suqian	$620
184 km or 114 mi	Jurong	$621
193 km or 120 mi	Haimen	$631
197 km or 122 mi	Nanjing	$746
198 km or 123 mi	Xinyi	$572
202 km or 125 mi	Changshu	$645
204 km or 127 mi	Wuxi	$670
211 km or 131 mi	Mingguang	$587
223 km or 138 mi	Pizhou	$575
226 km or 141 mi	Qidong	$701
227 km or 141 mi	Yixing	$695
228 km or 142 mi	Liyang	$654
234 km or 145 mi	Rizhao	$566
234 km or 146 mi	Taicang	$665
237 km or 147 mi	Suzhou	$868
237 km or 147 mi	Kunshan	$700
248 km or 154 mi	Linyi	$541
250 km or 155 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
264 km or 164 mi	Bengbu	$505
275 km or 171 mi	Pudong	$984