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Ho Chi Minh City vs. Canada Cost of Living Summary

Ho Chi Minh City is 46.4% cheaper than Canada overall.

Restaurants: pay 77.2% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Groceries: pay 46.8% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Transportation: pay 30.5% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Housing: pay 63.2% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Childcare: pay 24.1% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 68.3% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Clothing: pay 15.0% less in Ho Chi Minh City

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

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Canada Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 77.2% less for restaurants

	Canada	Ho Chi Minh City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.68 CA$22.82	$1.89 ₫49,796	-88.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.26 CA$14.03	$3.79 ₫99,592	-63.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.01 CA$2.74	$0.49 ₫12,807	-75.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.66 CA$2.27	$0.31 ₫8,040	-81.6%
Average			-77.2%

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pay 46.8% less for groceries

	Canada	Ho Chi Minh City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.50 CA$3.42	$0.97 ₫25,562	-61.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.32 CA$7.29	$5.67 ₫149,078	+6.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.12 CA$11.11	$5.38 ₫141,546	-33.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.44 CA$4.70	$1.42 ₫37,257	-58.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.30 CA$7.25	$1.63 ₫42,807	-69.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.78 CA$2.43	$1.23 ₫32,354	-30.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 CA$0.90	$0.52 ₫13,645	-21.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 CA$2.22	$0.54 ₫14,312	-66.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.77 CA$2.42	$0.52 ₫13,676	-70.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.15 CA$1.57	$0.50 ₫13,240	-56.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.14 CA$1.57	$0.54 ₫14,209	-52.8%
Average			-46.8%

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pay 30.5% less for transportation

	Canada	Ho Chi Minh City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.22 CA$5.78	$3.17 ₫83,346	-24.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$65.98 CA$90.28	$11.36 ₫298,777	-82.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,583.45 CA$33,636.30	$37,122.40 ₫976,006,327	+51.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.38 CA$22.41	$5.68 ₫149,389	-65.3%
Average			-30.5%

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pay 63.2% less for housing

	Canada	Ho Chi Minh City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$61.20 CA$83.73	$9.41 ₫247,352	-84.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,228.04 CA$1,680.27	$543.38 ₫14,286,280	-55.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,109.76 CA$1,518.43	$306.83 ₫8,066,991	-72.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.65 CA$151.40	$66.43 ₫1,746,668	-40.0%
Average			-63.2%

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pay 24.1% less for childcare

	Canada	Ho Chi Minh City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$720.23 CA$985.46	$263.06 ₫6,916,145	-63.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,062.51 CA$16,504.53	$13,892.02 ₫365,242,980	+15.2%
Average			-24.1%

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pay 68.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Canada	Ho Chi Minh City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.23 CA$7.16	$1.06 ₫27,886	-79.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.65 CA$4.99	$1.81 ₫47,701	-50.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.37 CA$18.30	$1.25 ₫32,866	-90.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.26 CA$59.19	$19.47 ₫511,949	-55.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.18 CA$15.30	$3.79 ₫99,592	-66.1%
Average			-68.3%

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pay 15.0% less for clothing

	Canada	Ho Chi Minh City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.62 CA$73.37	$44.83 ₫1,178,707	-16.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.27 CA$56.47	$29.40 ₫773,030	-28.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.13 CA$117.85	$93.29 ₫2,452,747	+8.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.00 CA$140.93	$79.23 ₫2,083,148	-23.1%
Average			-15.0%

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