Cost of living comparison

Vietnam

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Germany

Chemnitz vs. Ho Chi Minh City Cost of Living Summary

Chemnitz is 80.5% more expensive than Ho Chi Minh City.

Restaurants: pay 5.8 times more in Chemnitz
Groceries: pay 56.4% more in Chemnitz
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Chemnitz
Housing: pay 38.1% more in Chemnitz
Childcare: pay 54.3% less in Chemnitz
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.2 times more in Chemnitz
Clothing: pay 48.5% more in Chemnitz

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

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Chemnitz vs. Ho Chi Minh City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.8 times more for restaurants

	Ho Chi Minh City	Chemnitz
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.92 ₫49,735	$16.80 €14.99	+772.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.62 ₫119K	$12.88 €11.49	+178.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 ₫13,878	$3.78 €3.37	+603.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 ₫8,573	$3.15 €2.81	+849.3%
Average			+477.7%

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Chemnitz - Cost of restaurants

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pay 56.4% more for groceries

	Ho Chi Minh City	Chemnitz
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 ₫27,789	$2.46 €2.19	+128.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.05 ₫156K	$7.16 €6.39	+18.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.13 ₫158K	$5.03 €4.49	-18.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.62 ₫41,927	$3.38 €3.02	+108.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.64 ₫42,487	$4.65 €4.15	+183.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 ₫35,193	$1.52 €1.36	+11.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 ₫14,924	$0.91 €0.81	+57.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 ₫18,679	$0.93 €0.83	+28.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 ₫14,889	$1.78 €1.59	+209.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 ₫14,077	$0.67 €0.60	+23.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 ₫13,636	$0.64 €0.57	+21.3%
Average			+56.4%

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Ho Chi Minh City	Chemnitz
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.55 ₫91,772	$8.02 €7.16	+126.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.55 ₫298K	$70.54 €62.96	+510.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,715.02 ₫794M	$32,914.63 €29,377.56	+7.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.80 ₫150K	$17.36 €15.49	+199.1%
Average			+138.2%

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pay 38.1% more for housing

	Ho Chi Minh City	Chemnitz
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.46 ₫270K	$40.31 €35.98	+285.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$585.86 ₫15M	$399.93 €356.95	-31.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$297.81 ₫8M	$538.87 €480.96	+80.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.24 ₫2M	$247.86 €221.22	+212.8%
Average			+38.1%

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pay 54.3% less for childcare

	Ho Chi Minh City	Chemnitz
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$438.36 ₫11M	$296.73 €264.84	-32.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,561.82 ₫609M	$7,278.28 €6,496.14	-69.1%
Average			-54.3%

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pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Ho Chi Minh City	Chemnitz
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.03 ₫26,710	$4.48 €4.00	+333.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.81 ₫46,887	$4.20 €3.75	+131.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.23 ₫31,830	$9.74 €8.69	+690.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.91 ₫670K	$32.25 €28.78	+24.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.46 ₫89,523	$21.27 €18.99	+514.2%
Average			+224.3%

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pay 48.5% more for clothing

	Ho Chi Minh City	Chemnitz
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.59 ₫1M	$117.57 €104.94	+127.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.61 ₫894K	$44.04 €39.31	+27.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.59 ₫2M	$115.71 €103.27	+26.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.62 ₫2M	$125.69 €112.18	+32.8%
Average			+48.5%

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Chemnitz - Cost of clothing

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