Ho Chi Minh vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1978
$1394
🏠 One person rent
$349
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$750
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$457
$627
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
66
78
😀 Quality of life
66
67
🏙️ Population
10.4M
12.6M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 39% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6786th and 8471st ($702 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 532nd 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 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Zhengzhou ranked 29th in China, while ranked 4217th and 3944th 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
$1.85
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.76
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.1
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.9%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4519
$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2063
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.56
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.78
$3.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.05
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.39
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.08
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16779
$4818

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$479
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$534
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$694
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$515
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$463
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$509
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$522
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$711
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$566
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$553
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$555
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$518
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$516
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$802
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$512
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$520
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$521
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$526
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$569
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$524
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$628
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$554
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$755
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$587
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$518
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$539
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$614
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$534
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$436
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$619
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$547
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$601
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$422
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$653
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$647
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$665
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$648
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$542
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$554
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$563
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$539
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$541
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$583
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$583
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$543
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$570
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$544
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$579
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$525
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$585
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$599
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$524
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$554
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$538
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$746
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$600
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$498
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$605
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$640
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$608
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$617
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$584
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$601
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$589
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$801
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$739
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1400
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$594
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$743
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$651
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$613
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$642
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$601
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$580
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$617