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Vietnam

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Brugge Cost of Living Summary

Ho Chi Minh City is 53.2% cheaper than Brugge.

Restaurants: pay 83.5% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Groceries: pay 30.7% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Transportation: pay 56.8% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Housing: pay 54.4% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Childcare: pay 85.3% more in Ho Chi Minh City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 70.6% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Clothing: pay 42.0% less in Ho Chi Minh City

Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, clothing, and groceries are lower in Ho Chi Minh City. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Ho Chi Minh City.

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Ho Chi Minh City vs. Brugge Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 83.5% less for restaurants

	Brugge	Ho Chi Minh City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$22.39 €19.93	$1.92 ₫49,832	-91.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €9.97	$4.62 ₫120K	-58.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.95 €2.63	$0.54 ₫13,905	-81.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.88 €2.57	$0.33 ₫8,590	-88.5%
Average			-83.5%

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pay 30.7% less for groceries

	Brugge	Ho Chi Minh City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.92 €1.71	$1.08 ₫27,843	-44.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.77 €5.14	$6.05 ₫157K	+4.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.65 €4.14	$6.13 ₫159K	+31.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.84 €3.41	$1.62 ₫42,008	-57.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.42 €4.82	$1.64 ₫42,570	-69.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.19 €1.05	$1.36 ₫35,261	+14.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.99 €0.88	$0.58 ₫14,953	-41.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.99 €0.88	$0.72 ₫18,715	-26.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 €0.91	$0.58 ₫14,918	-43.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 €0.93	$0.54 ₫14,104	-48.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 €0.38	$0.53 ₫13,662	+24.7%
Average			-30.7%

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pay 56.8% less for transportation

	Brugge	Ho Chi Minh City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.63 €6.79	$3.55 ₫91,950	-53.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$54.87 €48.83	$11.55 ₫299K	-79.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,462.03 €31,562.48	$30,715.02 ₫795M	-13.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.07 €20.53	$5.80 ₫150K	-74.8%
Average			-56.8%

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pay 54.4% less for housing

	Brugge	Ho Chi Minh City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$53.04 €47.21	$10.46 ₫271K	-80.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$923.78 €822.20	$585.86 ₫15M	-36.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$839.80 €747.45	$297.81 ₫8M	-64.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$161.43 €143.67	$79.24 ₫2M	-50.9%
Average			-54.4%

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pay 85.3% more for childcare

	Brugge	Ho Chi Minh City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$597.19 €531.52	$438.36 ₫11M	-26.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,038.81 €4,484.72	$23,561.82 ₫610M	+367.6%
Average			+85.3%

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pay 70.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Brugge	Ho Chi Minh City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.32 €4.73	$1.03 ₫26,762	-80.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.34 €3.86	$1.81 ₫46,978	-58.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.16 €11.71	$1.23 ₫31,892	-90.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.66 €37.97	$25.91 ₫671K	-39.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.56 €12.96	$3.46 ₫89,697	-76.2%
Average			-70.6%

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pay 42.0% less for clothing

	Brugge	Ho Chi Minh City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$102.18 €90.94	$51.59 ₫1M	-49.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$59.35 €52.82	$34.61 ₫896K	-41.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.65 €78.90	$91.59 ₫2M	+3.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$253.81 €225.90	$94.62 ₫2M	-62.7%
Average			-42.0%

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