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Arnhem vs. Ho Chi Minh City Cost of Living Summary

Arnhem is 2.7 times more expensive than Ho Chi Minh City.

Restaurants
pay 6.5 times more in Arnhem
Groceries
pay 80.7% more in Arnhem
Transportation
pay 3.1 times more in Arnhem
Housing
pay 3.1 times more in Arnhem
Childcare
pay 15.0% less in Arnhem
Entertainment and Sports
pay 3.4 times more in Arnhem
Clothing
pay 31.1% more in Arnhem

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, groceries, and clothing in Arnhem are more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh City. Notably, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Arnhem.

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Arnhem vs. Ho Chi Minh City Cost Breakdown

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

pay 6.5 times more for restaurants

 
Ho Chi Minh City
Arnhem
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.92
₫49,832
$22.39
€19.93
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $4.62
₫120K
$13.44
€11.96
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.54
₫13,905
$3.32
€2.96
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pay 80.7% more for groceries

 
Ho Chi Minh City
Arnhem
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.08
₫27,843
$2.02
€1.79
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.05
₫157K
$6.51
€5.80
Milk (1 gallon) $6.13
₫159K
$5.45
€4.85
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pay 3.1 times more for transportation

 
Ho Chi Minh City
Arnhem
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.55
₫91,950
$9.16
€8.16
Monthly public transit pass $11.55
₫299K
$111.97
€99.66
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,715.02
₫795M
$41,419.02
€36,864.42
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pay 3.1 times more for housing

 
Ho Chi Minh City
Arnhem
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $10.46
₫271K
$41.99
€37.37
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $585.86
₫15M
$1,426.86
€1,269.96
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $297.81
₫8M
$1,162.85
€1,034.97
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pay 15.0% less for childcare

 
Ho Chi Minh City
Arnhem
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $438.36
₫11M
$1,250.37
€1,112.88
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $23,561.82
₫610M
$5,971.92
€5,315.23
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pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Ho Chi Minh City
Arnhem
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.03
₫26,762
$5.60
€4.98
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.81
₫46,978
$4.20
€3.74
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $1.23
₫31,892
$14.00
€12.46
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pay 31.1% more for clothing

 
Ho Chi Minh City
Arnhem
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $51.59
₫1M
$96.73
€86.09
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $34.61
₫896K
$28.74
€25.58
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $91.59
₫2M
$106.19
€94.51
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