Cost of living comparison

Vietnam

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Colombia

Bogota vs. Ho Chi Minh City Cost of Living Summary

Bogota is 50.8% more expensive than Ho Chi Minh City.

Restaurants: pay 3.0 times more in Bogota
Groceries: pay 33.0% more in Bogota
Transportation: pay 68.1% more in Bogota
Housing: pay 41.5% more in Bogota
Childcare: pay 39.4% less in Bogota
Entertainment and Sports: pay 80.0% more in Bogota
Clothing: pay 39.1% more in Bogota

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

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Bogota vs. Ho Chi Minh City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.0 times more for restaurants

	Ho Chi Minh City	Bogota
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.92 ₫49,832	$7.72 COP24,504.06	+301.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.62 ₫120K	$10.19 COP32,345.37	+120.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 ₫13,905	$1.34 COP4,267.92	+150.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 ₫8,590	$0.87 COP2,755.00	+161.6%
Average			+197.5%

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Bogota - Cost of restaurants

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pay 33.0% more for groceries

	Ho Chi Minh City	Bogota
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 ₫27,843	$2.42 COP7,690.34	+125.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.05 ₫157K	$3.93 COP12,460.95	-35.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.13 ₫159K	$6.14 COP19,479.18	+0.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.62 ₫42,008	$3.39 COP10,767.09	+109.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.64 ₫42,570	$3.30 COP10,487.06	+101.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 ₫35,261	$1.56 COP4,960.76	+14.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 ₫14,953	$0.81 COP2,555.68	+39.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 ₫18,715	$0.87 COP2,775.49	+21.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 ₫14,918	$0.79 COP2,499.80	+36.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 ₫14,104	$0.65 COP2,066.32	+19.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 ₫13,662	$0.63 COP1,985.15	+18.5%
Average			+33.0%

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pay 68.1% more for transportation

	Ho Chi Minh City	Bogota
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.55 ₫91,950	$4.90 COP15,551.55	+38.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.55 ₫299K	$49.41 COP157K	+327.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,715.02 ₫795M	$23,161.08 COP74M	-24.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.80 ₫150K	$20.84 COP66,160.97	+259.2%
Average			+68.1%

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pay 41.5% more for housing

	Ho Chi Minh City	Bogota
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.46 ₫271K	$29.75 COP94,422.33	+184.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$585.86 ₫15M	$779.14 COP2M	+33.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$297.81 ₫8M	$440.22 COP1M	+47.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.24 ₫2M	$93.36 COP296K	+17.8%
Average			+41.5%

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pay 39.4% less for childcare

	Ho Chi Minh City	Bogota
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$438.36 ₫11M	$463.22 COP1M	+5.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,561.82 ₫610M	$8,195.93 COP26M	-65.2%
Average			-39.4%

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pay 80.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Ho Chi Minh City	Bogota
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.03 ₫26,762	$2.01 COP6,371.06	+94.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.81 ₫46,978	$2.52 COP7,993.08	+38.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.23 ₫31,892	$4.32 COP13,722.28	+251.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.91 ₫671K	$33.42 COP106K	+29.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.46 ₫89,697	$7.72 COP24,504.06	+122.9%
Average			+80.0%

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pay 39.1% more for clothing

	Ho Chi Minh City	Bogota
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.59 ₫1M	$82.94 COP263K	+60.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.61 ₫896K	$47.35 COP150K	+36.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.59 ₫2M	$141.13 COP448K	+54.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.62 ₫2M	$104.65 COP332K	+10.6%
Average			+39.1%

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Bogota - Cost of clothing

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