Ho Chi Minh vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$744
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2071
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$376
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$848
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.4
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$488
$714
😷 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 6692nd and 8506th ($744 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 518th 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 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 4277th and 3930th 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
$2.27
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1185
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.7
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.8
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.1
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.77%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4095
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2072
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.4
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.88
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.43
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.6
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.42
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$263
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14503
$19861

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$541
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$445
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$512
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$689
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$521
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$469
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$516
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$529
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$711
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$521
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$516
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$514
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$534
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$515
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$819
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$531
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$525
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$515
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$521
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$582
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$529
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$626
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$549
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$754
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$630
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$515
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$533
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$697
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$633
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$561
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$433
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$703
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$547
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$610
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$407
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$773
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$758
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$800
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$769
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$564

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619