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Vietnam

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Corpus Christi Cost of Living Summary

Ho Chi Minh City is 50.3% cheaper than Corpus Christi.

Restaurants: pay 82.4% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Groceries: pay 39.7% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Transportation: pay 11.7% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Housing: pay 56.6% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Childcare: pay 43.1% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 63.3% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Clothing: pay 6.7% less in Ho Chi Minh City

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

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Ho Chi Minh City vs. Corpus Christi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 82.4% less for restaurants

	Corpus Christi	Ho Chi Minh City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.50	$1.92 ₫49,658	-90.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.25	$4.62 ₫119K	-62.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.50	$0.54 ₫13,857	-78.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00	$0.33 ₫8,560	-83.4%
Average			-82.4%

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pay 39.7% less for groceries

	Corpus Christi	Ho Chi Minh City
Bread 1 loaf	$3.25	$1.08 ₫27,746	-66.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41	$6.05 ₫156K	+37.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.82	$6.13 ₫158K	+60.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.50	$1.62 ₫41,862	-53.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.00	$1.64 ₫42,421	-58.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.50	$1.36 ₫35,138	-9.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67	$0.58 ₫14,901	-14.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.74	$0.72 ₫18,650	-58.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.63	$0.58 ₫14,866	-64.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.14	$0.54 ₫14,055	-52.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.05	$0.53 ₫13,615	-50.0%
Average			-39.7%

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pay 11.7% less for transportation

	Corpus Christi	Ho Chi Minh City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.57	$3.55 ₫91,630	-0.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$11.55 ₫298K
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,930.54	$30,715.02 ₫793M	+2.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.67	$5.80 ₫150K	-63.0%
Average			-11.7%

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pay 56.6% less for housing

	Corpus Christi	Ho Chi Minh City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$69.88	$10.46 ₫270K	-85.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$850.00	$585.86 ₫15M	-31.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$975.00	$297.81 ₫8M	-69.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$172.38	$79.24 ₫2M	-54.0%
Average			-56.6%

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pay 43.1% less for childcare

	Corpus Christi	Ho Chi Minh City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,506.17	$438.36 ₫11M	-70.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$21,190.62	$23,561.82 ₫608M	+11.2%
Average			-43.1%

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pay 63.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Corpus Christi	Ho Chi Minh City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.38	$1.03 ₫26,669	-76.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.58	$1.81 ₫46,814	-67.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.62	$1.23 ₫31,781	-87.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$20.00	$25.91 ₫668K	+29.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.00	$3.46 ₫89,385	-75.3%
Average			-63.3%

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pay 6.7% less for clothing

	Corpus Christi	Ho Chi Minh City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.20	$51.59 ₫1M	-1.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.56	$34.61 ₫893K	-20.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.40	$91.59 ₫2M	+6.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$104.09	$94.62 ₫2M	-9.1%
Average			-6.7%

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