Cost of living comparison

Vietnam

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Brazil

Fortaleza vs. Ho Chi Minh City Cost of Living Summary

Fortaleza is 3.8% more expensive than Ho Chi Minh City.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Fortaleza
Groceries: pay 1.9% less in Fortaleza
Transportation: pay 22.7% more in Fortaleza
Housing: pay 14.8% less in Fortaleza
Childcare: pay 71.8% less in Fortaleza
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.8% more in Fortaleza
Clothing: pay 21.9% more in Fortaleza

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

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Fortaleza vs. Ho Chi Minh City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Ho Chi Minh City	Fortaleza
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.92 ₫49,658	$5.97 R$32.48	+210.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.62 ₫119K	$7.96 R$43.31	+72.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 ₫13,857	$1.16 R$6.32	+116.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 ₫8,560	$0.66 R$3.58	+98.2%
Average			+133.0%

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Fortaleza - Cost of restaurants

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pay 1.9% less for groceries

	Ho Chi Minh City	Fortaleza
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 ₫27,746	$2.02 R$10.98	+87.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.05 ₫156K	$3.90 R$21.23	-35.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.13 ₫158K	$4.40 R$23.91	-28.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.62 ₫41,862	$1.81 R$9.83	+11.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.64 ₫42,421	$1.86 R$10.12	+13.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 ₫35,138	$1.32 R$7.15	-3.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 ₫14,901	$0.61 R$3.34	+6.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 ₫18,650	$0.36 R$1.98	-49.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 ₫14,866	$0.81 R$4.40	+40.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 ₫14,055	$0.59 R$3.19	+7.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 ₫13,615	$0.50 R$2.70	-5.9%
Average			-1.9%

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pay 22.7% more for transportation

	Ho Chi Minh City	Fortaleza
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.55 ₫91,630	$4.95 R$26.89	+39.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.55 ₫298K	$19.91 R$108.27	+72.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,715.02 ₫793M	$23,669.59 R$129K	-22.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.80 ₫150K	$7.86 R$42.75	+35.5%
Average			+22.7%

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pay 14.8% less for housing

	Ho Chi Minh City	Fortaleza
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.46 ₫270K	$21.14 R$114.98	+102.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$585.86 ₫15M	$429.28 R$2,334.62	-26.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$297.81 ₫8M	$233.46 R$1,269.67	-21.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.24 ₫2M	$94.83 R$515.70	+19.7%
Average			-14.8%

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pay 71.8% less for childcare

	Ho Chi Minh City	Fortaleza
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$438.36 ₫11M	$209.04 R$1,136.86	-52.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,561.82 ₫608M	$3,941.95 R$21,437.87	-83.3%
Average			-71.8%

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pay 47.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Ho Chi Minh City	Fortaleza
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.03 ₫26,669	$2.19 R$11.91	+111.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.81 ₫46,814	$2.29 R$12.45	+26.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.23 ₫31,781	$2.17 R$11.77	+75.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.91 ₫668K	$26.08 R$141.84	+0.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.46 ₫89,385	$5.97 R$32.48	+72.4%
Average			+47.8%

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pay 21.9% more for clothing

	Ho Chi Minh City	Fortaleza
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.59 ₫1M	$65.70 R$357.30	+27.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.61 ₫893K	$59.73 R$324.82	+72.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.59 ₫2M	$125.67 R$683.47	+37.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.62 ₫2M	$69.35 R$377.13	-26.7%
Average			+21.9%

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Fortaleza - Cost of clothing

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