Cost of living comparison

Vietnam

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Spain

Barcelona vs. Ho Chi Minh City Cost of Living Summary

Barcelona is 2.4 times more expensive than Ho Chi Minh City.

Restaurants: pay 5.6 times more in Barcelona
Groceries: pay 67.7% more in Barcelona
Transportation: pay 76.0% more in Barcelona
Housing: pay 3.2 times more in Barcelona
Childcare: pay 23.7% more in Barcelona
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.8 times more in Barcelona
Clothing: pay 29.2% more in Barcelona

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

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Barcelona vs. Ho Chi Minh City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.6 times more for restaurants

	Ho Chi Minh City	Barcelona
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.92 ₫49,832	$17.92 €15.95	+830.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.62 ₫120K	$13.44 €11.96	+190.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 ₫13,905	$2.98 €2.65	+455.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 ₫8,590	$1.91 €1.70	+475.8%
Average			+460.8%

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pay 67.7% more for groceries

	Ho Chi Minh City	Barcelona
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 ₫27,843	$1.99 €1.78	+85.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.05 ₫157K	$8.79 €7.83	+45.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.13 ₫159K	$4.83 €4.29	-21.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.62 ₫42,008	$4.93 €4.39	+203.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.64 ₫42,570	$4.13 €3.68	+151.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 ₫35,261	$1.37 €1.22	+0.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 ₫14,953	$0.91 €0.81	+57.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 ₫18,715	$1.20 €1.07	+65.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 ₫14,918	$1.21 €1.08	+110.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 ₫14,104	$0.95 €0.85	+75.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 ₫13,662	$0.99 €0.88	+87.0%
Average			+67.7%

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pay 76.0% more for transportation

	Ho Chi Minh City	Barcelona
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.55 ₫91,950	$6.87 €6.12	+93.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.55 ₫299K	$25.53 €22.72	+121.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,715.02 ₫795M	$35,271.67 €31,393.06	+14.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.80 ₫150K	$14.90 €13.26	+156.9%
Average			+76.0%

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pay 3.2 times more for housing

	Ho Chi Minh City	Barcelona
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.46 ₫271K	$35.30 €31.42	+237.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$585.86 ₫15M	$1,671.42 €1,487.62	+185.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$297.81 ₫8M	$1,296.44 €1,153.88	+335.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.24 ₫2M	$138.62 €123.38	+74.9%
Average			+216.6%

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pay 23.7% more for childcare

	Ho Chi Minh City	Barcelona
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$438.36 ₫11M	$951.83 €847.16	+117.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,561.82 ₫610M	$16,609.14 €14,782.73	-29.5%
Average			+23.7%

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pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	Ho Chi Minh City	Barcelona
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.03 ₫26,762	$3.92 €3.49	+279.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.81 ₫46,978	$3.23 €2.88	+78.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.23 ₫31,892	$7.00 €6.23	+468.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.91 ₫671K	$53.11 €47.27	+105.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.46 ₫89,697	$11.20 €9.97	+223.2%
Average			+179.7%

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pay 29.2% more for clothing

	Ho Chi Minh City	Barcelona
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.59 ₫1M	$87.34 €77.74	+69.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.61 ₫896K	$39.19 €34.88	+13.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.59 ₫2M	$105.13 €93.57	+14.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.62 ₫2M	$119.81 €106.64	+26.6%
Average			+29.2%

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