Cost of living comparison
Austria is 2.8 times more expensive than Ho Chi Minh City.
If you lived in Austria instead of Ho Chi Minh City, you would:
pay 5.8 times more for restaurants
Ho Chi Minh City
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.97
₫50,032
|
$15.33
€14.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.32
₫110,070
|
$10.30
€9.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
₫13,185
|
$2.98
€2.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
₫8,057
|
$2.26
€2.10
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Ho Chi Minh City
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
₫27,900
|
$2.50
€2.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
₫145,063
|
$8.22
€7.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.72
₫145,515
|
$5.57
€5.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.53
₫38,905
|
$4.01
€3.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.67
₫42,629
|
$5.79
€5.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
₫38,405
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,255
|
$0.95
€0.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
₫15,494
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫13,222
|
$1.84
€1.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
₫14,935
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
₫14,320
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Ho Chi Minh City
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.54
₫90,011
|
$6.51
€6.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.81
₫275,175
|
$49.62
€46.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,553.64
₫930,591,829
|
$26,063.58
€24,180.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.62
₫143,096
|
$19.69
€18.27
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Ho Chi Minh City
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.20
₫259,689
|
$36.32
€33.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$528.29
₫13,449,462
|
$871.49
€808.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$306.13
₫7,793,552
|
$685.35
€635.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.07
₫1,427,416
|
$267.95
€248.59
|
|
pay 25.4% more for childcare
Ho Chi Minh City
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$298.26
₫7,593,064
|
$469.56
€435.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,288.19
₫389,210,636
|
$14,286.41
€13,254.22
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Ho Chi Minh City
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.18
₫30,019
|
$4.59
€4.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
₫48,078
|
$3.54
€3.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.18
₫30,019
|
$6.46
€6.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.59
₫651,379
|
$44.34
€41.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.72
₫120,076
|
$12.69
€11.77
|
|
pay 48.9% more for clothing
Ho Chi Minh City
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.17
₫971,671
|
$85.15
€79.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.07
₫739,944
|
$46.34
€43.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.81
₫2,617,454
|
$89.08
€82.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.17
₫2,524,683
|
$125.31
€116.26
|
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