Cost of living comparison
Ho Chi Minh City is 24.7% cheaper than Greece.
If you lived in Ho Chi Minh City instead of Greece, you would:
pay 65.5% less for restaurants
|
Greece
|
Ho Chi Minh City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.81
€13.64
|
$1.97
₫50,013
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.30
|
$4.32
₫110,028
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.81
|
$0.52
₫13,180
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$0.32
₫8,054
|
|
pay 11.8% less for groceries
|
Greece
|
Ho Chi Minh City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.25
|
$1.10
₫27,890
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€6.01
|
$5.70
₫145,007
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.06
€5.58
|
$5.72
₫145,460
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
€3.77
|
$1.53
₫38,890
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
€3.94
|
$1.67
₫42,612
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$1.51
₫38,391
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.75
|
$0.48
₫12,250
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$0.61
₫15,488
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.52
₫13,217
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.47
|
$0.59
₫14,929
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.49
|
$0.56
₫14,314
|
|
pay 39.6% less for transportation
|
Greece
|
Ho Chi Minh City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
€7.19
|
$3.54
₫89,976
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.23
€37.98
|
$10.81
₫275,070
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,791.92
€25,599.33
|
$36,553.64
₫930,236,671
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.64
€13.49
|
$5.62
₫143,042
|
|
pay 40.3% less for housing
|
Greece
|
Ho Chi Minh City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.73
€29.22
|
$10.20
₫259,590
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$529.13
€487.38
|
$528.29
₫13,444,329
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.38
€374.32
|
$306.13
₫7,790,577
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.34
€164.27
|
$56.07
₫1,426,872
|
|
pay 57.3% more for childcare
|
Greece
|
Ho Chi Minh City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
€323.08
|
$298.26
₫7,590,166
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.30
€6,133.01
|
$15,288.19
₫389,062,095
|
|
pay 57.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Greece
|
Ho Chi Minh City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.23
€3.89
|
$1.18
₫30,008
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.24
|
$1.89
₫48,060
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.59
|
$1.18
₫30,008
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.53
€42.86
|
$25.59
₫651,130
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
€8.22
|
$4.72
₫120,031
|
|
pay 15.6% less for clothing
|
Greece
|
Ho Chi Minh City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.80
€77.19
|
$38.17
₫971,300
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
€37.88
|
$29.07
₫739,662
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.78
€79.93
|
$102.81
₫2,616,455
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.32
€88.72
|
$99.17
₫2,523,719
|
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