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Ho Chi Minh City vs. Fortaleza Cost of Living Summary

Ho Chi Minh City is 3.7% cheaper than Fortaleza.

Restaurants: pay 57.1% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Groceries: pay 1.9% more in Ho Chi Minh City
Transportation: pay 18.5% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Housing: pay 17.3% more in Ho Chi Minh City
Childcare: pay 3.5 times more in Ho Chi Minh City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.4% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Clothing: pay 18.0% less in Ho Chi Minh City

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

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

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pay 57.1% less for restaurants

	Fortaleza	Ho Chi Minh City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.97 R$32.48	$1.92 ₫49,658	-67.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.96 R$43.31	$4.62 ₫119K	-42.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 R$6.32	$0.54 ₫13,857	-53.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 R$3.58	$0.33 ₫8,560	-49.5%
Average			-57.1%

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pay 1.9% more for groceries

	Fortaleza	Ho Chi Minh City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.02 R$10.98	$1.08 ₫27,746	-46.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.90 R$21.23	$6.05 ₫156K	+55.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.40 R$23.91	$6.13 ₫158K	+39.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 R$9.83	$1.62 ₫41,862	-10.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.86 R$10.12	$1.64 ₫42,421	-11.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 R$7.15	$1.36 ₫35,138	+3.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.61 R$3.34	$0.58 ₫14,901	-6.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.36 R$1.98	$0.72 ₫18,650	+98.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.81 R$4.40	$0.58 ₫14,866	-28.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 R$3.19	$0.54 ₫14,055	-7.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 R$2.70	$0.53 ₫13,615	+6.2%
Average			+1.9%

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pay 18.5% less for transportation

	Fortaleza	Ho Chi Minh City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.95 R$26.89	$3.55 ₫91,630	-28.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.91 R$108.27	$11.55 ₫298K	-42.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,669.59 R$129K	$30,715.02 ₫793M	+29.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.86 R$42.75	$5.80 ₫150K	-26.2%
Average			-18.5%

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pay 17.3% more for housing

	Fortaleza	Ho Chi Minh City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.14 R$114.98	$10.46 ₫270K	-50.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$429.28 R$2,334.62	$585.86 ₫15M	+36.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$233.46 R$1,269.67	$297.81 ₫8M	+27.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$94.83 R$515.70	$79.24 ₫2M	-16.4%
Average			+17.3%

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pay 3.5 times more for childcare

	Fortaleza	Ho Chi Minh City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$209.04 R$1,136.86	$438.36 ₫11M	+109.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,941.95 R$21,437.87	$23,561.82 ₫608M	+497.7%
Average			+254.0%

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pay 32.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Fortaleza	Ho Chi Minh City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.19 R$11.91	$1.03 ₫26,669	-52.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.29 R$12.45	$1.81 ₫46,814	-20.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.17 R$11.77	$1.23 ₫31,781	-43.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.08 R$141.84	$25.91 ₫668K	-0.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.97 R$32.48	$3.46 ₫89,385	-42.0%
Average			-32.4%

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pay 18.0% less for clothing

	Fortaleza	Ho Chi Minh City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.70 R$357.30	$51.59 ₫1M	-21.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$59.73 R$324.82	$34.61 ₫893K	-42.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.67 R$683.47	$91.59 ₫2M	-27.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.35 R$377.13	$94.62 ₫2M	+36.4%
Average			-18.0%

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