Cost of Living Comparison Between Vietnam and China Cost of Living Comparison Between Vietnam and China

Name: China
Address: CN

🙂 Solo nomad: Vietnam is 15.2% cheaper than China without rent, and 8.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Vietnam is 15.1% cheaper than China without rent, and 12.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.86 ₫48.5K

$2.85 ¥20.46

-34.74%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$21.18 ₫551K

$23.97 ¥172

-11.64%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.52 ₫117.6K

$4.96 ¥35.61

-8.87%

Cappuccino

$1.71 ₫44.4K

$3.13 ¥22.47

-45.37%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.47 ₫12.1K

$0.44 ¥3.18

6.82%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.29 ₫7,617

$0.29 ¥2.1

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.93 ₫24.1K

$0.95 ¥6.83

-2.11%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.57 ₫40.7K

$2.14 ¥15.32

-26.64%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.44 ₫37.4K

$1.85 ¥13.23

-22.16%

White Bread (500g)

$0.91 ₫23.6K

$1.68 ¥12.06

-45.83%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.88 ₫22.9K

$0.95 ¥6.81

-7.37%

Eggs

$1.53 ₫39.9K

$1.55 ¥11.11

-1.29%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.53 ₫299.9K

$13.25 ¥95.1

-12.98%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.58 ₫93.1K

$3.28 ¥23.52

9.15%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.14 ₫263.8K

$10.85 ¥77.8

-6.54%

Apples (1kg)

$2.8 ₫72.9K

$1.77 ¥12.66

58.19%

Banana (1kg)

$1.09 ₫28.4K

$1.26 ¥9.01

-13.49%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.32 ₫34.2K

$1.5 ¥10.73

-12.00%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.08 ₫28K

$1.19 ¥8.5

-9.24%

Potato (1kg)

$1.1 ₫28.5K

$0.75 ¥5.4

46.67%

Onion (1kg)

$1.13 ₫29.4K

$0.86 ¥6.15

31.40%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.73 ₫19K

$0.61 ¥4.37

19.67%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.52 ₫13.6K

$0.58 ¥4.14

-10.34%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.33 ₫34.6K

$3.45 ¥24.74

-61.45%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.14 ₫263.9K

$11.3 ¥81.1

-10.27%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.79 ₫20.7K

$0.84 ¥6

-5.95%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.46 ₫37.9K

$1.68 ¥12.05

-13.10%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.32 ₫8,386

$0.4 ¥2.86

-20.00%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$7.68 ₫199.9K

$20.83 ¥149

-63.13%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.7 ₫18.3K

$1.36 ¥9.74

-48.53%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.62 ₫16.1K

$0.35 ¥2.55

77.14%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$3.72 ₫96.7K

$6.8 ¥48.75

-45.29%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.85 ₫22.1K

$1.12 ¥8.05

-24.11%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$36.4K ₫946.7M

$19.2K ¥137.7K

89.50%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$33.6K ₫873.1M

$16.7K ¥119.8K

100.98%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$71.7 ₫1.9M

$51.4 ¥369

39.39%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$5.61 ₫146K

$9.77 ¥70.1

-42.58%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$8.78 ₫228.5K

$11.34 ¥81.3

-22.57%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$21.98 ₫571.9K

$39.55 ¥284

-44.42%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$8.16 ₫212.4K

$14.89 ¥107

-45.20%

Cinema Ticket

$3.82 ₫99.4K

$6.23 ¥44.71

-38.68%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$237 ₫6.2M

$417 ¥2,989

-43.08%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$12.3K ₫320.5M

$17.7K ¥126.8K

-30.31%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$36.77 ₫956.8K

$45.65 ¥327

-19.45%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$24.23 ₫630.4K

$33.49 ¥240

-27.65%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$87 ₫2.3M

$71.8 ¥515

21.16%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$79.7 ₫2.1M

$72.9 ¥523

9.42%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$377 ₫9.8M

$445 ¥3,194

-15.32%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$245 ₫6.4M

$255 ¥1,830

-3.79%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$799 ₫20.8M

$915 ¥6,566

-12.74%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$530 ₫13.8M

$543 ¥3,895

-2.46%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,031 ₫78.9M

$6,142 ¥44.1K

-50.65%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,670 ₫43.5M

$2,860 ¥20.5K

-41.60%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$443 ₫11.5M

$942 ¥6,755

-52.94%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

9.37

4.06

130.79%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Vietnam: October 29, 2025

Last update for China: October 29, 2025

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