Ho Chi Minh vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$734
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1845
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$387
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$684
$328
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$336
$575
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
66
77
😀 Quality of life
66
68
🏙️ Population
9.39M
12.6M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 46% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6928th and 8651st ($734 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 491st 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 1.1 months in Zhengzhou. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Zhengzhou ranked 36th in China, while ranked 4947th and 4484th 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
$1.9
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.6
$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.81
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$280
$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$921
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$508
$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.3
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.8
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.41
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.06%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3891
$2753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1915
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.93
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$2.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.4
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.5
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.5
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13093
$19556

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$519
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$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
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$513
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$518
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$522
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$517
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$478
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$502
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$517
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$523
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$506
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$511
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$510
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$506
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$507
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$503
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$525
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$515
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$572
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$537
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$513
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$544
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$527
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$553
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$551
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$534
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$582
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$484
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$585
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$689
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$807
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$567
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$598
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$580
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$552
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$581
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$543
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$518
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$563