Ho Chi Minh vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ho Chi Minh	Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$735	$512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$1559
🏠 One person rent	$376	$187
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$431
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$185
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$680
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	66	78
😀 Quality of life	65	66
🏙️ Population	9.39M	12.6M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 43% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6739th and 8544th ($735 vs $512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 499th 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 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Zhengzhou ranked 33rd in China, while ranked 4253rd and 3982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Zhengzhou

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	Ho Chi Minh	Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.17	$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$459	$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$66.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.54	$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4334	$3147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$2.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$91
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.32	$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.1	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14143	$19343

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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 Zhengzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Xingyang	$519
35 km or 22 mi	Xinmi	$528
40 km or 25 mi	Xinzheng	$538
60 km or 37 mi	Changge	$547
62 km or 38 mi	Gongyi	$522
62 km or 39 mi	Kaifeng	$545
64 km or 40 mi	Xinxiang	$575
66 km or 41 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
66 km or 41 mi	Dengfeng	$529
69 km or 43 mi	Yuzhou	$552
77 km or 48 mi	Qinyang	$504
80 km or 50 mi	Huixian	$551
81 km or 50 mi	Yanshi	$509
81 km or 51 mi	Weihui	$571
82 km or 51 mi	Xuchang	$586
82 km or 51 mi	Mengzhou	$505
99 km or 61 mi	Ruzhou	$538
105 km or 65 mi	Jiyuan	$520
111 km or 69 mi	Changyuan	$787
111 km or 69 mi	Jincheng	$547
113 km or 70 mi	Luoyang	$505
118 km or 73 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
125 km or 78 mi	Hebi	$625
134 km or 83 mi	Luohe	$591
134 km or 83 mi	Gaoping	$573
147 km or 91 mi	Linzhou	$588
154 km or 96 mi	Zhoukou	$580
162 km or 101 mi	Anyang	$578
162 km or 101 mi	Wugang	$571
168 km or 104 mi	Puyang	$800
169 km or 105 mi	Changzhi	$726
170 km or 106 mi	Heze	$1385
185 km or 115 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
185 km or 115 mi	Shangqiu	$736
200 km or 124 mi	Zhumadian	$637
220 km or 137 mi	Handan	$610
221 km or 137 mi	Nanyang	$632
221 km or 138 mi	Wu'an	$587
225 km or 140 mi	Sanmenxia	$564
228 km or 142 mi	Jieshou	$591