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Ho Chi Minh City vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary

Ho Chi Minh City is 53.8% cheaper than Canberra.

Restaurants: pay 79.3% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Groceries: pay 44.4% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Transportation: pay 40.3% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Housing: pay 69.7% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Childcare: pay 40.4% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 72.9% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Clothing: pay 29.6% less in Ho Chi Minh City

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

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Canberra Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 79.3% less for restaurants

	Canberra	Ho Chi Minh City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.34 A$24.61	$1.89 ₫49,934	-88.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.81 A$14.76	$3.79 ₫99,868	-61.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.59 A$3.90	$0.49 ₫12,842	-81.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 A$3.37	$0.31 ₫8,063	-86.3%
Average			-79.3%

Canberra vs. Ho Chi Minh City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 44.4% less for groceries

	Canberra	Ho Chi Minh City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.71 A$4.07	$0.97 ₫25,633	-64.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.99 A$7.51	$5.67 ₫149,490	+13.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 A$8.27	$5.38 ₫141,938	-2.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.31 A$6.50	$1.42 ₫37,360	-67.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.17 A$6.28	$1.63 ₫42,926	-61.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.23	$1.23 ₫32,443	-16.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.35 A$2.03	$0.52 ₫13,683	-61.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 A$2.01	$0.54 ₫14,352	-59.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 A$2.80	$0.52 ₫13,713	-72.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 A$1.52	$0.50 ₫13,276	-50.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 A$1.57	$0.54 ₫14,249	-48.1%
Average			-44.4%

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pay 40.3% less for transportation

	Canberra	Ho Chi Minh City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 A$6.65	$3.17 ₫83,577	-28.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$122.90 A$185.04	$11.36 ₫299,605	-90.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,041.09 A$43,723.43	$37,122.40 ₫978,709,235	+27.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.93 A$28.49	$5.68 ₫149,802	-70.0%
Average			-40.3%

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pay 69.7% less for housing

	Canberra	Ho Chi Minh City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.97 A$78.25	$9.41 ₫248,037	-81.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,554.45 A$2,340.33	$543.38 ₫14,325,844	-65.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,160.39 A$1,747.05	$306.83 ₫8,089,331	-73.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.03 A$239.43	$66.43 ₫1,751,505	-58.2%
Average			-69.7%

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pay 40.4% less for childcare

	Canberra	Ho Chi Minh City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,754.20 A$2,641.08	$263.06 ₫6,935,298	-85.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,323.22 A$20,059.06	$13,892.02 ₫366,254,467	+4.3%
Average			-40.4%

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pay 72.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Canberra	Ho Chi Minh City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.54 A$9.84	$1.06 ₫27,963	-83.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 A$5.13	$1.81 ₫47,833	-46.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$31.05 A$46.75	$1.25 ₫32,957	-96.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.70 A$88.37	$19.47 ₫513,366	-66.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.07 A$19.69	$3.79 ₫99,868	-71.0%
Average			-72.9%

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pay 29.6% less for clothing

	Canberra	Ho Chi Minh City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.40 A$104.48	$44.83 ₫1,181,971	-35.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.75 A$86.94	$29.40 ₫775,171	-49.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.06 A$141.61	$93.29 ₫2,459,540	-0.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.40 A$178.26	$79.23 ₫2,088,917	-33.1%
Average			-29.6%

Canberra vs. Ho Chi Minh City - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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