Cost of living comparison

Belgium

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Vietnam

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Hasselt Cost of Living Summary

Ho Chi Minh City is 54.6% cheaper than Hasselt.

Restaurants: pay 84.9% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Groceries: pay 29.3% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Transportation: pay 51.1% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Housing: pay 53.3% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Childcare: pay 56.4% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 66.4% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Clothing: pay 33.3% less in Ho Chi Minh City

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

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Ho Chi Minh City vs. Hasselt Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 84.9% less for restaurants

	Hasselt	Ho Chi Minh City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$22.39 €19.93	$1.92 ₫49,832	-91.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €11.96	$4.62 ₫120K	-65.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.60 €3.20	$0.54 ₫13,905	-85.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.14 €2.79	$0.33 ₫8,590	-89.4%
Average			-84.9%

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pay 29.3% less for groceries

	Hasselt	Ho Chi Minh City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.57 €2.28	$1.08 ₫27,843	-58.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.92 €3.49	$6.05 ₫157K	+54.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.07 €4.52	$6.13 ₫159K	+20.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.30 €2.94	$1.62 ₫42,008	-50.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.29 €4.71	$1.64 ₫42,570	-68.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.90 €0.80	$1.36 ₫35,261	+50.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.69	$0.58 ₫14,953	-25.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.20 €1.06	$0.72 ₫18,715	-39.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.07	$0.58 ₫14,918	-52.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 €0.73	$0.54 ₫14,104	-33.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.61 €0.54	$0.53 ₫13,662	-13.1%
Average			-29.3%

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pay 51.1% less for transportation

	Hasselt	Ho Chi Minh City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.39 €6.58	$3.55 ₫91,950	-52.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.75 €29.15	$11.55 ₫299K	-64.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,462.03 €31,562.48	$30,715.02 ₫795M	-13.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.10 €24.12	$5.80 ₫150K	-78.6%
Average			-51.1%

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pay 53.3% less for housing

	Hasselt	Ho Chi Minh City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$47.40 €42.19	$10.46 ₫271K	-77.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$923.78 €822.20	$585.86 ₫15M	-36.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$812.48 €723.14	$297.81 ₫8M	-63.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$156.74 €139.51	$79.24 ₫2M	-49.4%
Average			-53.3%

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pay 56.4% less for childcare

	Hasselt	Ho Chi Minh City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,623.62 €1,445.08	$438.36 ₫11M	-73.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$33,405.44 €29,732.05	$23,561.82 ₫610M	-29.5%
Average			-56.4%

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pay 66.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Hasselt	Ho Chi Minh City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.21 €4.63	$1.03 ₫26,762	-80.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.75 €3.34	$1.81 ₫46,978	-51.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.88 €11.46	$1.23 ₫31,892	-90.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.99 €24.92	$25.91 ₫671K	-7.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.12 €13.45	$3.46 ₫89,697	-77.1%
Average			-66.4%

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pay 33.3% less for clothing

	Hasselt	Ho Chi Minh City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$111.27 €99.03	$51.59 ₫1M	-53.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$51.94 €46.23	$34.61 ₫896K	-33.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.59 €91.31	$91.59 ₫2M	-10.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$131.57 €117.10	$94.62 ₫2M	-28.1%
Average			-33.3%

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