Ho Chi Minh vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$744
$740
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2071
$1909
🏠 One person rent
$376
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$848
$494
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.4
$63.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$488
$1155
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
66
49
😀 Quality of life
65
52
🏙️ Population
9.39M
7.1M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 0.6% more expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 6692nd and 6718th ($744 vs $740) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 59th 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 1.6 months in Yantai. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Yantai ranked 49th in China, while ranked 4277th and 6113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Yantai

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Ho Chi Minh Yantai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.27
$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.77
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1185
$377
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.7
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.8
$67.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.1
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.77%
4.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4095
$3928
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2072
$7710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.4
$9.94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$3.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$1.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.88
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.43
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$4.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.6
$23.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.42
$4.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$84.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$263
$562
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14503
$24056

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$541
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$445
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$512
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$689
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$521
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$469
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$516
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$529
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$711
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$521
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$516
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$514
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$534
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$515
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$819
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$531
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$525
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$515
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$521
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$582
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$529
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$626
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$549
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$754
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$630
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$515
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$533
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$697
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$633
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$561
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$433
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$703
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$547
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$610
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$407
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$773
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$758
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$800
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$769
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$564

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Qixia
$674
59 km or 37 mi Rushan
$663
68 km or 42 mi Laiyang
$656
70 km or 43 mi Haiyang
$653
74 km or 46 mi Weihai
$674
77 km or 48 mi Zhaoyuan
$649
88 km or 54 mi Longkou
$655
88 km or 55 mi Laixi
$645
111 km or 69 mi Rongcheng
$657
120 km or 75 mi Laizhou
$623
135 km or 84 mi Pingdu
$618
162 km or 101 mi Qingdao
$681
171 km or 106 mi Dalian
$761
173 km or 107 mi Jiaozhou
$640
176 km or 109 mi Gaomi
$608
177 km or 110 mi Changyi
$536
207 km or 128 mi Weifang
$501
224 km or 139 mi Anqiu
$558
227 km or 141 mi Zhucheng
$605
232 km or 144 mi Shouguang
$579
247 km or 154 mi Dongying
$748
256 km or 159 mi Wafangdian
$667
259 km or 161 mi Qingzhou
$578
275 km or 171 mi Rizhao
$610
287 km or 179 mi Binzhou
$869
293 km or 182 mi Zibo
$526
294 km or 183 mi Zhuanghe
$605
318 km or 197 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
318 km or 198 mi Zouping
$581
343 km or 213 mi Luanzhou
$677
347 km or 215 mi Gaizhou
$565
348 km or 216 mi Laiwu
$602
352 km or 219 mi Xintai
$608
358 km or 223 mi Binhai
$700
359 km or 223 mi Laoling
$668
361 km or 224 mi Xingcheng
$627
362 km or 225 mi Huanghua
$693
364 km or 226 mi Lianyungang
$588
366 km or 227 mi Qian'an
$684
366 km or 227 mi Tangshan
$742