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Ho Chi Minh City vs. Chon Buri Cost of Living Summary

Ho Chi Minh City is 6.0% cheaper than Chon Buri.

Restaurants: pay 18.6% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Groceries: pay 7.2% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Transportation: pay 39.9% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Housing: pay 11.4% more in Ho Chi Minh City
Childcare: pay 15.4% more in Ho Chi Minh City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 44.5% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Ho Chi Minh City

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

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Ho Chi Minh City vs. Chon Buri Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 18.6% less for restaurants

	Chon Buri	Ho Chi Minh City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.93 THB64.73	$1.92 ₫49,427	-0.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.43 THB248.95	$4.62 ₫119K	-37.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.72 THB24.27	$0.54 ₫13,793	-25.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 THB12.06	$0.33 ₫8,520	-7.8%
Average			-18.6%

Chon Buri vs. Ho Chi Minh City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 7.2% less for groceries

	Chon Buri	Ho Chi Minh City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.28 THB42.82	$1.08 ₫27,617	-15.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.19 THB207.61	$6.05 ₫155K	-2.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.47 THB183.20	$6.13 ₫157K	+12.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.90 THB63.63	$1.62 ₫41,667	-14.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.11 THB37.26	$1.64 ₫42,224	+47.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.60 THB53.50	$1.36 ₫34,975	-14.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.44 THB14.83	$0.58 ₫14,832	+30.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.10 THB36.73	$0.72 ₫18,564	-34.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 THB24.41	$0.58 ₫14,797	-20.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 THB30.62	$0.54 ₫13,990	-40.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 THB16.16	$0.53 ₫13,552	+9.5%
Average			-7.2%

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pay 39.9% less for transportation

	Chon Buri	Ho Chi Minh City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.03 THB168.53	$3.55 ₫91,204	-29.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$11.55 ₫297K
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$53,475.14 THB2M	$30,715.02 ₫789M	-42.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.85 THB497.89	$5.80 ₫149K	-60.9%
Average			-39.9%

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pay 11.4% more for housing

	Chon Buri	Ho Chi Minh City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.25 THB779.21	$10.46 ₫269K	-55.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$519.90 THB17,426.27	$585.86 ₫15M	+12.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$252.52 THB8,464.19	$297.81 ₫8M	+17.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$63.11 THB2,115.38	$79.24 ₫2M	+25.6%
Average			+11.4%

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pay 15.4% more for childcare

	Chon Buri	Ho Chi Minh City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$716.27 THB24,008.42	$438.36 ₫11M	-38.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,823.49 THB363K	$23,561.82 ₫605M	+117.7%
Average			+15.4%

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pay 44.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Chon Buri	Ho Chi Minh City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.78 THB59.75	$1.03 ₫26,545	-42.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.78 THB59.75	$1.81 ₫46,596	+1.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.46 THB149.37	$1.23 ₫31,633	-72.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$56.58 THB1,896.63	$25.91 ₫665K	-54.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.54 THB219.07	$3.46 ₫88,969	-47.0%
Average			-44.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Chon Buri	Ho Chi Minh City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$5.94 THB199.16	$51.59 ₫1M	+768.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.65 THB1,194.94	$34.61 ₫889K	-2.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.30 THB2,389.89	$91.59 ₫2M	+28.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$53.48 THB1,792.42	$94.62 ₫2M	+76.9%
Average			+109.2%

Chon Buri vs. Ho Chi Minh City - Cost of clothing

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