Cost of living comparison
Ho Chi Minh City is 44.0% cheaper than Canada.
If you lived in Ho Chi Minh City instead of Canada, you would:
pay 75.0% less for restaurants
Canada
|
Ho Chi Minh City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.50
CA$22.50
|
$1.97
₫50,013
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.99
CA$13.63
|
$4.32
₫110,028
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
CA$2.77
|
$0.52
₫13,180
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
CA$2.26
|
$0.32
₫8,054
|
|
pay 43.6% less for groceries
Canada
|
Ho Chi Minh City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
CA$3.41
|
$1.10
₫27,890
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.43
CA$7.41
|
$5.70
₫145,007
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
CA$10.84
|
$5.72
₫145,460
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
CA$4.58
|
$1.53
₫38,890
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.29
CA$7.21
|
$1.67
₫42,612
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.84
CA$2.51
|
$1.51
₫38,391
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
CA$0.88
|
$0.48
₫12,250
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
CA$2.14
|
$0.61
₫15,488
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
CA$2.44
|
$0.52
₫13,217
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
CA$1.61
|
$0.59
₫14,929
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
CA$1.61
|
$0.56
₫14,314
|
|
pay 31.0% less for transportation
Canada
|
Ho Chi Minh City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
CA$6.00
|
$3.54
₫89,976
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.18
CA$93.01
|
$10.81
₫275,070
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,034.05
CA$34,152.35
|
$36,553.64
₫930,236,671
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.78
CA$22.90
|
$5.62
₫143,042
|
|
pay 67.0% less for housing
Canada
|
Ho Chi Minh City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.83
CA$85.71
|
$10.20
₫259,590
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,250.12
CA$1,705.47
|
$528.29
₫13,444,329
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,146.12
CA$1,563.58
|
$306.13
₫7,790,577
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.78
CA$163.41
|
$56.07
₫1,426,872
|
|
pay 17.4% less for childcare
Canada
|
Ho Chi Minh City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$744.16
CA$1,015.21
|
$298.26
₫7,590,166
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,218.47
CA$16,668.87
|
$15,288.19
₫389,062,095
|
|
pay 62.9% less for entertainment and sports
Canada
|
Ho Chi Minh City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.30
CA$7.23
|
$1.18
₫30,008
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
CA$4.87
|
$1.89
₫48,060
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.99
CA$17.73
|
$1.18
₫30,008
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.10
CA$58.80
|
$25.59
₫651,130
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.26
CA$15.36
|
$4.72
₫120,031
|
|
pay 10.9% less for clothing
Canada
|
Ho Chi Minh City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.23
CA$75.34
|
$38.17
₫971,300
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.78
CA$54.27
|
$29.07
₫739,662
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.57
CA$118.10
|
$102.81
₫2,616,455
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.81
CA$141.62
|
$99.17
₫2,523,719
|
|
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