Ho Chi Minh vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$734
$790
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1845
$2094
🏠 One person rent
$387
$379
🏘️ Family rent
$684
$678
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$247
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$87.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$336
$563
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
66
38
😀 Quality of life
66
48
🏙️ Population
9.39M
6.98M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 7% less expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 6928th and 6706th ($734 vs $790) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 26th 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 0.7 months in Zhanjiang. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Zhanjiang ranked 170th in China, while ranked 4947th and 6786th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Zhanjiang

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Ho Chi Minh Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.6
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.81
$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$443
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$280
$309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$921
$819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$508
$565
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.3
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.8
$52.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.41
$9.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.06%
4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3891
$4390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1915
$2662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.93
$4.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$5.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.4
$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$5.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$32.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$9.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.5
$39.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.5
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$492
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13093
$16727

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$519
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$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
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$773
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$780
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$677
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$652
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$726
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$892
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$590
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$579
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$693
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$816
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$827
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$809
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$552
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$794
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$598
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$829
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$551
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$518
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$758
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$568
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1746
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$589
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$559
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$662
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$574
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$758
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$766
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$777
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$562
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$662
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$878
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2718
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2414
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$558
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$556
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$765
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$570
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$558
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$546
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$574