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Ho Chi Minh City vs. Ciudad Del Este Cost of Living Summary

Ho Chi Minh City is 16.5% more expensive than Ciudad Del Este.

Restaurants: pay 50.5% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Groceries: pay 14.3% more in Ho Chi Minh City
Transportation: pay 0.2% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Housing: pay 42.4% more in Ho Chi Minh City
Childcare: pay 5.5 times more in Ho Chi Minh City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.1% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Clothing: pay 9.0% more in Ho Chi Minh City

The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, and clothing in Ho Chi Minh City are more expensive than in Ciudad Del Este. Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation 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. Ciudad Del Este Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ho Chi Minh City instead of Ciudad Del Este, you would:

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pay 50.5% less for restaurants

	Ciudad Del Este	Ho Chi Minh City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 PYG37,571	$1.92 ₫49,427	-67.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.83 PYG36,498	$4.62 ₫119K	-20.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.94 PYG5,904	$0.54 ₫13,793	-43.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 PYG3,578	$0.33 ₫8,520	-41.9%
Average			-50.5%

Ciudad Del Este vs. Ho Chi Minh City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 14.3% more for groceries

	Ciudad Del Este	Ho Chi Minh City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 PYG9,238	$1.08 ₫27,617	-27.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.57 PYG28,626	$6.05 ₫155K	+32.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.22 PYG26,413	$6.13 ₫157K	+45.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.19 PYG13,740	$1.62 ₫41,667	-26.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.71 PYG10,688	$1.64 ₫42,224	-3.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 PYG5,843	$1.36 ₫34,975	+46.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57 PYG3,582	$0.58 ₫14,832	+1.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.43 PYG2,678	$0.72 ₫18,564	+69.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 PYG3,490	$0.58 ₫14,797	+3.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 PYG2,516	$0.54 ₫13,990	+35.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 PYG2,666	$0.53 ₫13,552	+24.0%
Average			+14.3%

Ciudad Del Este vs. Ho Chi Minh City - Cost of groceries

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pay 0.2% less for transportation

	Ciudad Del Este	Ho Chi Minh City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.59 PYG28,729	$3.55 ₫91,204	-22.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$11.55 ₫297K
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,138.81 PYG107M	$30,715.02 ₫789M	+79.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.81 PYG86,521	$5.80 ₫149K	-58.0%
Average			-0.2%

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pay 42.4% more for housing

	Ciudad Del Este	Ho Chi Minh City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.85 PYG118K	$10.46 ₫269K	-44.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$342.78 PYG2M	$585.86 ₫15M	+70.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$257.08 PYG2M	$297.81 ₫8M	+15.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$38.14 PYG239K	$79.24 ₫2M	+107.8%
Average			+42.4%

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pay 5.5 times more for childcare

	Ciudad Del Este	Ho Chi Minh City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$183.39 PYG1M	$438.36 ₫11M	+139.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,885.27 PYG12M	$23,561.82 ₫605M	+1149.8%
Average			+446.6%

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pay 20.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Ciudad Del Este	Ho Chi Minh City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.03 PYG6,441	$1.03 ₫26,545	+0.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.29 PYG14,313	$1.81 ₫46,596	-20.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.37 PYG8,588	$1.23 ₫31,633	-10.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.42 PYG184K	$25.91 ₫665K	-11.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.00 PYG37,571	$3.46 ₫88,969	-42.3%
Average			-20.1%

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pay 9.0% more for clothing

	Ciudad Del Este	Ho Chi Minh City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.41 PYG397K	$51.59 ₫1M	-18.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.55 PYG204K	$34.61 ₫889K	+6.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.88 PYG607K	$91.59 ₫2M	-5.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$54.84 PYG344K	$94.62 ₫2M	+72.5%
Average			+9.0%

Ciudad Del Este vs. Ho Chi Minh City - Cost of clothing

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