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Vietnam

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Paraguay

Ciudad Del Este vs. Ho Chi Minh City Cost of Living Summary

Ciudad Del Este is 14.2% cheaper than Ho Chi Minh City.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Ciudad Del Este
Groceries: pay 12.5% less in Ciudad Del Este
Transportation: pay 0.2% more in Ciudad Del Este
Housing: pay 29.8% less in Ciudad Del Este
Childcare: pay 81.7% less in Ciudad Del Este
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.2% more in Ciudad Del Este
Clothing: pay 8.2% less in Ciudad Del Este

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Ciudad Del Este are more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh City. Expenses including childcare, housing, groceries, and clothing are lower in Ciudad Del Este. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Ciudad Del Este.

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Ciudad Del Este vs. Ho Chi Minh City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ciudad Del Este instead of Ho Chi Minh City, you would:

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Ho Chi Minh City	Ciudad Del Este
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.92 ₫49,427	$6.00 PYG37,571	+211.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.62 ₫119K	$5.83 PYG36,498	+26.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 ₫13,793	$0.94 PYG5,904	+75.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 ₫8,520	$0.57 PYG3,578	+72.2%
Average			+102.1%

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Ciudad Del Este - Cost of restaurants

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pay 12.5% less for groceries

	Ho Chi Minh City	Ciudad Del Este
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 ₫27,617	$1.48 PYG9,238	+37.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.05 ₫155K	$4.57 PYG28,626	-24.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.13 ₫157K	$4.22 PYG26,413	-31.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.62 ₫41,667	$2.19 PYG13,740	+35.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.64 ₫42,224	$1.71 PYG10,688	+3.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 ₫34,975	$0.93 PYG5,843	-31.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 ₫14,832	$0.57 PYG3,582	-1.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 ₫18,564	$0.43 PYG2,678	-40.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 ₫14,797	$0.56 PYG3,490	-3.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 ₫13,990	$0.40 PYG2,516	-26.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 ₫13,552	$0.43 PYG2,666	-19.3%
Average			-12.5%

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Ciudad Del Este - Cost of groceries

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pay 0.2% more for transportation

	Ho Chi Minh City	Ciudad Del Este
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.55 ₫91,204	$4.59 PYG28,729	+29.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.55 ₫297K	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,715.02 ₫789M	$17,138.81 PYG107M	-44.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.80 ₫149K	$13.81 PYG86,521	+138.1%
Average			+0.2%

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pay 29.8% less for housing

	Ho Chi Minh City	Ciudad Del Este
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.46 ₫269K	$18.85 PYG118K	+80.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$585.86 ₫15M	$342.78 PYG2M	-41.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$297.81 ₫8M	$257.08 PYG2M	-13.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.24 ₫2M	$38.14 PYG239K	-51.9%
Average			-29.8%

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Ciudad Del Este - Cost of housing

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pay 81.7% less for childcare

	Ho Chi Minh City	Ciudad Del Este
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$438.36 ₫11M	$183.39 PYG1M	-58.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,561.82 ₫605M	$1,885.27 PYG12M	-92.0%
Average			-81.7%

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pay 25.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Ho Chi Minh City	Ciudad Del Este
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.03 ₫26,545	$1.03 PYG6,441	-0.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.81 ₫46,596	$2.29 PYG14,313	+26.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.23 ₫31,633	$1.37 PYG8,588	+11.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.91 ₫665K	$29.42 PYG184K	+13.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.46 ₫88,969	$6.00 PYG37,571	+73.2%
Average			+25.2%

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pay 8.2% less for clothing

	Ho Chi Minh City	Ciudad Del Este
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.59 ₫1M	$63.41 PYG397K	+22.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.61 ₫889K	$32.55 PYG204K	-6.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.59 ₫2M	$96.88 PYG607K	+5.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.62 ₫2M	$54.84 PYG344K	-42.0%
Average			-8.2%

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Ciudad Del Este - Cost of clothing

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