Ho Chi Minh vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$734
$697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1845
$1685
🏠 One person rent
$387
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$684
$478
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$59.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$336
$1071
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
66
49
😀 Quality of life
66
56
🏙️ Population
9.39M
7.1M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 5% more expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 6928th and 7113th ($734 vs $697) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 51st 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 1.5 months in Yantai. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Yantai ranked 57th in China, while ranked 4947th and 6213th 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
$1.9
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.6
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.81
$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.78
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$280
$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$921
$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$508
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.3
$41.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.8
$64.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.41
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.06%
3.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3891
$3023
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1915
$6096
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.93
$3.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$2.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$4.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$3.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$4.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.4
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$4.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.5
$74.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.5
$81.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13093
$12503

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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
40 km or 25 mi Qixia
$620
59 km or 37 mi Rushan
$592
68 km or 42 mi Laiyang
$592
70 km or 43 mi Haiyang
$590
74 km or 46 mi Weihai
$485
77 km or 48 mi Zhaoyuan
$586
88 km or 54 mi Longkou
$592
88 km or 55 mi Laixi
$573
111 km or 69 mi Rongcheng
$541
120 km or 75 mi Laizhou
$565
135 km or 84 mi Pingdu
$549
162 km or 101 mi Qingdao
$626
171 km or 106 mi Dalian
$678
173 km or 107 mi Jiaozhou
$468
176 km or 109 mi Gaomi
$520
177 km or 110 mi Changyi
$507
207 km or 128 mi Weifang
$448
224 km or 139 mi Anqiu
$521
227 km or 141 mi Zhucheng
$542
232 km or 144 mi Shouguang
$576
247 km or 154 mi Dongying
$654
256 km or 159 mi Wafangdian
$589
259 km or 161 mi Qingzhou
$563
275 km or 171 mi Rizhao
$558
287 km or 179 mi Binzhou
$741
293 km or 182 mi Zibo
$548
294 km or 183 mi Zhuanghe
$550
318 km or 197 mi Qinhuangdao
$558
318 km or 198 mi Zouping
$562
343 km or 213 mi Luanzhou
$614
347 km or 215 mi Gaizhou
$537
348 km or 216 mi Laiwu
$561
352 km or 219 mi Xintai
$563
358 km or 223 mi Binhai
$641
359 km or 223 mi Laoling
$580
361 km or 224 mi Xingcheng
$565
362 km or 225 mi Huanghua
$619
364 km or 226 mi Lianyungang
$537
366 km or 227 mi Qian'an
$616
366 km or 227 mi Tangshan
$688