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Ho Chi Minh City vs. Guanajuato Cost of Living Summary

Ho Chi Minh City is 18.0% cheaper than Guanajuato.

Restaurants: pay 72.4% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Groceries: pay 23.8% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Transportation: pay 28.7% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Housing: pay 8.8% more in Ho Chi Minh City
Childcare: pay 3.0 times more in Ho Chi Minh City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.2% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Clothing: pay 11.4% more in Ho Chi Minh City

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

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

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pay 72.4% less for restaurants

	Guanajuato	Ho Chi Minh City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.91 MX$257.20	$1.92 ₫49,832	-86.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.51 MX$138.89	$4.62 ₫120K	-38.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.72 MX$31.78	$0.54 ₫13,905	-68.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 MX$18.77	$0.33 ₫8,590	-67.3%
Average			-72.4%

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pay 23.8% less for groceries

	Guanajuato	Ho Chi Minh City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$48.58	$1.08 ₫27,843	-59.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.41 MX$44.58	$6.05 ₫157K	+151.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.05 MX$111.96	$6.13 ₫159K	+1.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.46 MX$45.48	$1.62 ₫42,008	-34.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.47 MX$82.69	$1.64 ₫42,570	-63.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 MX$23.33	$1.36 ₫35,261	+7.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 MX$13.79	$0.58 ₫14,953	-22.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 MX$17.03	$0.72 ₫18,715	-21.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 MX$13.42	$0.58 ₫14,918	-20.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.80	$0.54 ₫14,104	-40.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$15.26	$0.53 ₫13,662	-36.1%
Average			-23.8%

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pay 28.7% less for transportation

	Guanajuato	Ho Chi Minh City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.58 MX$103.22	$3.55 ₫91,950	-36.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.82 MX$514.40	$11.55 ₫299K	-58.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,374.59 MX$377K	$30,715.02 ₫795M	+50.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.35 MX$246.91	$5.80 ₫150K	-56.5%
Average			-28.7%

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pay 8.8% more for housing

	Guanajuato	Ho Chi Minh City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.93 MX$534.97	$10.46 ₫271K	-63.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$532.19 MX$9,841.78	$585.86 ₫15M	+10.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$305.97 MX$5,658.36	$297.81 ₫8M	-2.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$38.63 MX$714.41	$79.24 ₫2M	+105.1%
Average			+8.8%

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pay 3.0 times more for childcare

	Guanajuato	Ho Chi Minh City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$208.62 MX$3,857.97	$438.36 ₫11M	+110.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,674.44 MX$105K	$23,561.82 ₫610M	+315.2%
Average			+195.4%

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pay 50.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Guanajuato	Ho Chi Minh City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.78 MX$51.44	$1.03 ₫26,762	-62.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.83 MX$70.89	$1.81 ₫46,978	-52.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.78 MX$88.48	$1.23 ₫31,892	-74.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.51 MX$582.64	$25.91 ₫671K	-17.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.68 MX$123.46	$3.46 ₫89,697	-48.1%
Average			-50.2%

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pay 11.4% more for clothing

	Guanajuato	Ho Chi Minh City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.68 MX$1,103.61	$51.59 ₫1M	-13.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.07 MX$685.52	$34.61 ₫896K	-6.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.85 MX$1,439.62	$91.59 ₫2M	+17.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$58.39 MX$1,079.72	$94.62 ₫2M	+62.1%
Average			+11.4%

Guanajuato vs. Ho Chi Minh City - Cost of clothing

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