Ho Chi Minh vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2016
$1605
🏠 One person rent
$376
$183
🏘️ Family rent
$815
$313
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$248
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.4
$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$487
$695
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
66
17
😀 Quality of life
65
38
🏙️ Population
9.39M
9.03M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 27% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 6739th and 7893rd ($735 vs $580) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 321st 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 Zhoukou. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Zhoukou ranked 329th in China, while ranked 4253rd and 7224th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ho Chi Minh Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.17
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.4
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.72
$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$0.97
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$459
$161
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1102
$454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$634
$205
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.1
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.2
$47
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.54
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.56%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4334
$3204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2039
$1867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.97
$2.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$1.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$24.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.3
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.78
$3.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.41
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.89
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.4
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.32
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.2
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$4.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.1
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$277
$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14143
$14854

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$678
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
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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
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$577
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$591
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$591
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$586
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$637
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$547
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$571
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$538
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$552
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$591
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$736
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$545
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$633
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$512
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$528
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$600
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$519
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$655
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$529
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$787
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$538
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1385
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$522
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$575
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$584
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$571
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$632
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$509
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$602
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$551
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$479
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$505
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$504
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$505
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$619
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$625
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$800
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$591
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$621
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$484