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Ho Chi Minh City vs. Ben Arous Cost of Living Summary

Ho Chi Minh City is 47.5% more expensive than Ben Arous.

Restaurants: pay 38.2% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Groceries: pay 51.8% more in Ho Chi Minh City
Transportation: pay 0.2% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Ho Chi Minh City
Childcare: pay 9.3 times more in Ho Chi Minh City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.5% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Clothing: pay 10.1% more in Ho Chi Minh City

The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, and clothing in Ho Chi Minh City are more expensive than in Ben Arous. Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Ho Chi Minh City. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Ho Chi Minh City.

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Ho Chi Minh City vs. Ben Arous Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ho Chi Minh City instead of Ben Arous, you would:

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pay 38.2% less for restaurants

	Ben Arous	Ho Chi Minh City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.36 TND16.010	$1.92 ₫49,832	-64.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.01 TND14.960	$4.62 ₫120K	-7.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 TND1.880	$0.54 ₫13,905	-14.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 TND0.780	$0.33 ₫8,590	+26.6%
Average			-38.2%

Ben Arous vs. Ho Chi Minh City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 51.8% more for groceries

	Ben Arous	Ho Chi Minh City
Bread 1 loaf	$0.10 TND0.290	$1.08 ₫27,843	+1010.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.23 TND15.630	$6.05 ₫157K	+15.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$1.89 TND5.650	$6.13 ₫159K	+224.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.46 TND4.350	$1.62 ₫42,008	+11.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.70 TND8.070	$1.64 ₫42,570	-39.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 TND2.210	$1.36 ₫35,261	+84.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$2.05 TND6.120	$0.58 ₫14,953	-71.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.44 TND1.320	$0.72 ₫18,715	+63.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 TND1.070	$0.58 ₫14,918	+61.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 TND1.160	$0.54 ₫14,104	+40.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 TND0.860	$0.53 ₫13,662	+82.6%
Average			+51.8%

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pay 0.2% less for transportation

	Ben Arous	Ho Chi Minh City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.19 TND9.530	$3.55 ₫91,950	+11.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.35 TND39.900	$11.55 ₫299K	-13.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$39,390.28 TND118K	$30,715.02 ₫795M	-22.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.84 TND8.480	$5.80 ₫150K	+104.5%
Average			-0.2%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Ben Arous	Ho Chi Minh City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.53 TND61.350	$10.46 ₫271K	-49.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$211.45 TND631.750	$585.86 ₫15M	+177.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$155.81 TND465.500	$297.81 ₫8M	+91.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.66 TND124.460	$79.24 ₫2M	+90.2%
Average			+107.4%

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pay 9.3 times more for childcare

	Ben Arous	Ho Chi Minh City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$61.21 TND182.880	$438.36 ₫11M	+616.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,936.46 TND5,785.520	$23,561.82 ₫610M	+1116.7%
Average			+833.5%

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pay 22.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Ben Arous	Ho Chi Minh City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.67 TND4.990	$1.03 ₫26,762	-38.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.14 TND3.400	$1.81 ₫46,978	+59.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.51 TND10.470	$1.23 ₫31,892	-64.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.27 TND96.430	$25.91 ₫671K	-19.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.01 TND14.960	$3.46 ₫89,697	-30.8%
Average			-22.5%

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pay 10.1% more for clothing

	Ben Arous	Ho Chi Minh City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.40 TND129.680	$51.59 ₫1M	+18.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$59.82 TND178.720	$34.61 ₫896K	-42.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.81 TND259.350	$91.59 ₫2M	+5.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$46.74 TND139.650	$94.62 ₫2M	+102.4%
Average			+10.1%

Ben Arous vs. Ho Chi Minh City - Cost of clothing

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