Cost of living comparison

Sweden

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Vietnam

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Gothenburg Cost of Living Summary

Ho Chi Minh City is 50.9% cheaper than Gothenburg.

Restaurants: pay 79.2% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Groceries: pay 42.9% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Transportation: pay 58.0% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Housing: pay 52.1% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Childcare: pay 3.3 times more in Ho Chi Minh City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 71.8% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Clothing: pay 17.6% less in Ho Chi Minh City

Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, groceries, 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. Gothenburg Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 79.2% less for restaurants

	Gothenburg	Ho Chi Minh City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.00 SEK128.83	$1.92 ₫49,832	-85.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.45 SEK123.38	$4.62 ₫120K	-62.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.88 SEK28.60	$0.54 ₫13,905	-81.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.31 SEK22.90	$0.33 ₫8,590	-85.6%
Average			-79.2%

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pay 42.9% less for groceries

	Gothenburg	Ho Chi Minh City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.75 SEK27.25	$1.08 ₫27,843	-60.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.67 SEK56.20	$6.05 ₫157K	+6.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.33 SEK62.75	$6.13 ₫159K	-3.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.85 SEK38.18	$1.62 ₫42,008	-57.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.16 SEK51.20	$1.64 ₫42,570	-68.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.38 SEK13.65	$1.36 ₫35,261	-1.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 SEK11.04	$0.58 ₫14,953	-48.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 SEK13.21	$0.72 ₫18,715	-45.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.98 SEK19.64	$0.58 ₫14,918	-70.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.81 SEK8.00	$0.54 ₫14,104	-32.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.75 SEK7.40	$0.53 ₫13,662	-29.3%
Average			-42.9%

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pay 58.0% less for transportation

	Gothenburg	Ho Chi Minh City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.72 SEK66.57	$3.55 ₫91,950	-47.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$85.98 SEK852.25	$11.55 ₫299K	-86.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,980.57 SEK327K	$30,715.02 ₫795M	-6.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.55 SEK193.80	$5.80 ₫150K	-70.3%
Average			-58.0%

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pay 52.1% less for housing

	Gothenburg	Ho Chi Minh City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.52 SEK332.26	$10.46 ₫271K	-68.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,031.40 SEK10,223.93	$585.86 ₫15M	-43.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$918.63 SEK9,106.07	$297.81 ₫8M	-67.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.29 SEK785.96	$79.24 ₫2M	-0.1%
Average			-52.1%

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pay 3.3 times more for childcare

	Gothenburg	Ho Chi Minh City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$220.01 SEK2,180.89	$438.36 ₫11M	+99.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,384.08 SEK43,458.06	$23,561.82 ₫610M	+437.4%
Average			+227.2%

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pay 71.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Gothenburg	Ho Chi Minh City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.95 SEK68.87	$1.03 ₫26,762	-85.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.95 SEK49.02	$1.81 ₫46,978	-63.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.30 SEK82.25	$1.23 ₫31,892	-85.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.01 SEK347.09	$25.91 ₫671K	-26.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$18.44 SEK182.84	$3.46 ₫89,697	-81.2%
Average			-71.8%

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pay 17.6% less for clothing

	Gothenburg	Ho Chi Minh City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$88.19 SEK874.24	$51.59 ₫1M	-41.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.97 SEK326.84	$34.61 ₫896K	+5.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.70 SEK869.34	$91.59 ₫2M	+4.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$131.74 SEK1,305.93	$94.62 ₫2M	-28.2%
Average			-17.6%

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