Ho Chi Minh vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$726
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1883
$1512
🏠 One person rent
$370
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$634
$335
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.8
$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$500
$902
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
67
68
😀 Quality of life
71
70
🏙️ Population
14M
12.6M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 39% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 7123rd and 8548th ($726 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 485th 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 1.7 months in Zhengzhou. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 3396th and 3567th 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
$2.1
$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19
$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.77
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$0.9
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$904
$310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.78
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.72%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4456
$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1839
$1531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.72
$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.78
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.33
$3.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.7
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.45
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.1
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.5
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.2
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$379
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17174
$21955

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$414
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$503
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$721
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$519
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$455
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$508
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$523
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$776
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$480
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$493
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$518
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$530
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$506
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$893
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$563
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$517
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$528
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$533
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$582
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$518
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$668
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$540
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$766
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$679
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$515
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$601
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$718
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$644
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$543
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$407
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$724
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$609
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$699
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$375
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$809
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$784
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$839
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$799
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$586

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$520
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$520
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$514
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$504
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$457
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$484
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$492
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$522
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$516
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$513
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$502
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$524
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$491
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$487
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$513
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$529
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$525
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$555
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$538
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$540
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$533
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$533
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$519
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$540
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$538
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$610
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$507
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$521
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$589
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$637
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$811
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$583
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$612
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$599
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$556
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$575
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$549
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$537
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$567