Celje vs. Ho Chi Minh City Cost of Living Summary

Celje is 70.9% more expensive than Ho Chi Minh City.

Restaurants
pay 4.2 times more in Celje
Groceries
pay 40.1% more in Celje
Transportation
pay 59.9% more in Celje
Housing
pay 64.9% more in Celje
Childcare
pay 6.1% less in Celje
Entertainment and Sports
pay 99.2% more in Celje
Clothing
pay 50.2% more in Celje

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

Celje vs. Ho Chi Minh City Cost Breakdown

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

pay 4.2 times more for restaurants

 
Ho Chi Minh City
Celje
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.92
₫49,832
$13.44
€11.96
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.62
₫120K
$8.96
€7.97
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.54
₫13,905
$2.28
€2.03

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pay 40.1% more for groceries

 
Ho Chi Minh City
Celje
Bread
1 loaf
$1.08
₫27,843
$2.09
€1.86
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.05
₫157K
$7.39
€6.58
Milk (1 gallon) $6.13
₫159K
$5.07
€4.51

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pay 59.9% more for transportation

 
Ho Chi Minh City
Celje
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.55
₫91,950
$6.24
€5.55
Monthly public transit pass $11.55
₫299K
$27.99
€24.92
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,715.02
₫795M
$29,278.85
€26,059.23

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pay 64.9% more for housing

 
Ho Chi Minh City
Celje
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$10.46
₫271K
$21.27
€18.94
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $585.86
₫15M
$716.63
€637.83
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $297.81
₫8M
$565.47
€503.29

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pay 6.1% less for childcare

 
Ho Chi Minh City
Celje
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $438.36
₫11M
$653.09
€581.27
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $23,561.82
₫610M
$13,934.49
€12,402.20

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pay 99.2% more for entertainment and sports

 
Ho Chi Minh City
Celje
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.03
₫26,762
$2.69
€2.39
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.81
₫46,978
$2.16
€1.93
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.23
₫31,892
$5.65
€5.03

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pay 50.2% more for clothing

 
Ho Chi Minh City
Celje
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$51.59
₫1M
$114.84
€102.21
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$34.61
₫896K
$43.67
€38.87
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$91.59
₫2M
$108.95
€96.97

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