Ho Chi Minh vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$762
$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1930
$1639
🏠 One person rent
$409
$189
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$293
🍽️ Food expenses
$205
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$71
$65.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$340
$681
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
67
14
😀 Quality of life
69
44
🏙️ Population
14M
9.03M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 27% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 6919th and 7960th ($762 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 226th in Vietnam and China, respectively. Check Vietnam vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Zhoukou ranked 350th in China, while ranked 4450th and 7402nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Zhoukou

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Ho Chi Minh Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.95
$3.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$547
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1009
$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$32.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$49.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.58
$9.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.52%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4266
$3158
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1950
$1613
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$3.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$2.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$25.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$4.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.4
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.48
$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.5
$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$4.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.8
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.9
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$329
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14995
$16685

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$708
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
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127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$456
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$514
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$523
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$760
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$500
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$506
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$501
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$535
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$512
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$882
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$572
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$526
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$535
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$543
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$587
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$530
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$652
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$541
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$764
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$679
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$519
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$575
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$763
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$629
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$583
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$410
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$768
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$613
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$660
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$380
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$846
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$823
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$874
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$838
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$610

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$572
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$543
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$556
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$491
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$596
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$509
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$526
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$518
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$520
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$542
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$602
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$483
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$601
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$511
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$516
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$581
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$516
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$518
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$569
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$523
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$803
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$516
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$489
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$581
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$498
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$578
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$514
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$592
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$506
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$489
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$506
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$507
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$525
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$590
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$531
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$583
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$561
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$594
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$514