Ho Chi Minh vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$744
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2071
$1664
🏠 One person rent
$376
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$848
$330
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.4
$63.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$488
$690
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
66
17
😀 Quality of life
65
37
🏙️ Population
9.39M
9.03M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 24% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 6692nd and 7790th ($744 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 315th 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 337th in China, while ranked 4277th and 7211th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ho Chi Minh Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.27
$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$27.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1185
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$215
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.7
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.8
$49.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.1
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.77%
4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4095
$3443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2072
$1985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.4
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$2.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.88
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$25.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.43
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.6
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.42
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$263
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14503
$15431

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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
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$598
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$612
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$619
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$610
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$659
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$568
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$587
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$559
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$571
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$611
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$775
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$623
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$673
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$522
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$541
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$633
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$531
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$683
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$542
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$819
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$555
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1433
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$535
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$588
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$613
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$586
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$655
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$521
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$639
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$565
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$502
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$517
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$525
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$511
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$647
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$648
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$826
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$614
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$650
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$528