Cost of living comparison

United States

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Vietnam

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Boynton Beach Cost of Living Summary

Ho Chi Minh City is 67.8% cheaper than Boynton Beach.

Restaurants: pay 84.9% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Groceries: pay 53.6% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Transportation: pay 53.2% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Housing: pay 79.4% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Childcare: pay 36.3% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 71.3% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Clothing: pay 1.6% less in Ho Chi Minh City

Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, and childcare are lower in Ho Chi Minh City.

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Ho Chi Minh City vs. Boynton Beach Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ho Chi Minh City instead of Boynton Beach, you would:

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pay 84.9% less for restaurants

	Boynton Beach	Ho Chi Minh City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$25.00	$1.92 ₫49,427	-92.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.75	$4.62 ₫119K	-63.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.00	$0.54 ₫13,793	-82.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.66	$0.33 ₫8,520	-87.5%
Average			-84.9%

Boynton Beach vs. Ho Chi Minh City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 53.6% less for groceries

	Boynton Beach	Ho Chi Minh City
Bread 1 loaf	$4.35	$1.08 ₫27,617	-75.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.73	$6.05 ₫155K	+5.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.50	$6.13 ₫157K	+36.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.06	$1.62 ₫41,667	-67.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.47	$1.64 ₫42,224	-74.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.34	$1.36 ₫34,975	-41.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86	$0.58 ₫14,832	-33.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.68	$0.72 ₫18,564	-57.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.99	$0.58 ₫14,797	-71.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.33	$0.54 ₫13,990	-58.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.44	$0.53 ₫13,552	-63.2%
Average			-53.6%

Boynton Beach vs. Ho Chi Minh City - Cost of groceries

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pay 53.2% less for transportation

	Boynton Beach	Ho Chi Minh City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.68	$3.55 ₫91,204	-3.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$155.00	$11.55 ₫297K	-92.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,928.80	$30,715.02 ₫789M	-16.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.92	$5.80 ₫149K	-34.9%
Average			-53.2%

Boynton Beach vs. Ho Chi Minh City - Cost of transportation

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pay 79.4% less for housing

	Boynton Beach	Ho Chi Minh City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$73.80	$10.46 ₫269K	-85.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,600.00	$585.86 ₫15M	-77.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,083.33	$297.81 ₫8M	-85.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$163.46	$79.24 ₫2M	-51.5%
Average			-79.4%

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pay 36.3% less for childcare

	Boynton Beach	Ho Chi Minh City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,213.33	$438.36 ₫11M	-63.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$20,966.67	$23,561.82 ₫605M	+12.4%
Average			-36.3%

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pay 71.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Boynton Beach	Ho Chi Minh City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.75	$1.03 ₫26,545	-86.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.85	$1.81 ₫46,596	-69.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.75	$1.23 ₫31,633	-87.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.00	$25.91 ₫665K	-13.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.00	$3.46 ₫88,969	-76.9%
Average			-71.3%

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pay 1.6% less for clothing

	Boynton Beach	Ho Chi Minh City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$47.00	$51.59 ₫1M	+9.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.00	$34.61 ₫889K	-39.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.00	$91.59 ₫2M	+1.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$68.33	$94.62 ₫2M	+38.5%
Average			-1.6%

Boynton Beach vs. Ho Chi Minh City - Cost of clothing

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