Ho Chi Minh vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$1767
🏠 One person rent	$376	$329
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$473
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$1049
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	66	49
😀 Quality of life	65	51
🏙️ Population	9.39M	7.1M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 8% more expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 6739th and 6983rd ($735 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 66th 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 1.5 months in Yantai. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Yantai ranked 53rd in China, while ranked 4253rd and 6160th 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	$2.17	$2.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	4.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$3344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$5975
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$8.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$1.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$4.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$22.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$24.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$72.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$333
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$23251

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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 Yantai

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Qixia	$622
59 km or 37 mi	Rushan	$609
68 km or 42 mi	Laiyang	$606
70 km or 43 mi	Haiyang	$605
74 km or 46 mi	Weihai	$610
77 km or 48 mi	Zhaoyuan	$600
88 km or 54 mi	Longkou	$605
88 km or 55 mi	Laixi	$594
111 km or 69 mi	Rongcheng	$596
120 km or 75 mi	Laizhou	$578
135 km or 84 mi	Pingdu	$569
162 km or 101 mi	Qingdao	$612
171 km or 106 mi	Dalian	$644
173 km or 107 mi	Jiaozhou	$574
176 km or 109 mi	Gaomi	$564
177 km or 110 mi	Changyi	$494
207 km or 128 mi	Weifang	$433
224 km or 139 mi	Anqiu	$514
227 km or 141 mi	Zhucheng	$561
232 km or 144 mi	Shouguang	$531
247 km or 154 mi	Dongying	$689
256 km or 159 mi	Wafangdian	$585
259 km or 161 mi	Qingzhou	$543
275 km or 171 mi	Rizhao	$566
287 km or 179 mi	Binzhou	$815
293 km or 182 mi	Zibo	$504
294 km or 183 mi	Zhuanghe	$543
318 km or 197 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
318 km or 198 mi	Zouping	$553
343 km or 213 mi	Luanzhou	$635
347 km or 215 mi	Gaizhou	$517
348 km or 216 mi	Laiwu	$575
352 km or 219 mi	Xintai	$578
358 km or 223 mi	Binhai	$665
359 km or 223 mi	Laoling	$638
361 km or 224 mi	Xingcheng	$574
362 km or 225 mi	Huanghua	$655
364 km or 226 mi	Lianyungang	$536
366 km or 227 mi	Qian'an	$642
366 km or 227 mi	Tangshan	$702