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Ivano-Frankivsk vs. Ho Chi Minh City Cost of Living Summary

Ivano-Frankivsk is 16.1% cheaper than Ho Chi Minh City.

Restaurants: pay 62.1% more in Ivano-Frankivsk
Groceries: pay 20.2% less in Ivano-Frankivsk
Transportation: pay 29.6% more in Ivano-Frankivsk
Housing: pay 30.4% less in Ivano-Frankivsk
Childcare: pay 71.2% less in Ivano-Frankivsk
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.8% less in Ivano-Frankivsk
Clothing: pay 32.8% less in Ivano-Frankivsk

The cost of restaurants and transportation in Ivano-Frankivsk are more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh City. Expenses including childcare, clothing, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Ivano-Frankivsk.

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Ivano-Frankivsk vs. Ho Chi Minh City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ivano-Frankivsk instead of Ho Chi Minh City, you would:

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pay 62.1% more for restaurants

	Ho Chi Minh City	Ivano-Frankivsk
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.92 ₫49,832	$4.46 UAH200.22	+131.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.62 ₫120K	$5.35 UAH240.26	+15.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 ₫13,905	$0.63 UAH28.36	+17.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 ₫8,590	$0.48 UAH21.69	+45.5%
Average			+62.1%

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Ivano-Frankivsk - Cost of restaurants

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pay 20.2% less for groceries

	Ho Chi Minh City	Ivano-Frankivsk
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 ₫27,843	$0.69 UAH30.78	-36.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.05 ₫157K	$4.75 UAH213.57	-21.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.13 ₫159K	$4.18 UAH187.58	-31.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.62 ₫42,008	$2.07 UAH93.10	+27.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.64 ₫42,570	$2.25 UAH100.92	+36.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 ₫35,261	$0.37 UAH16.80	-72.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 ₫14,953	$0.76 UAH33.94	+30.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 ₫18,715	$0.68 UAH30.65	-5.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 ₫14,918	$0.81 UAH36.33	+40.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 ₫14,104	$0.29 UAH12.83	-47.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 ₫13,662	$0.30 UAH13.32	-43.8%
Average			-20.2%

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pay 29.6% more for transportation

	Ho Chi Minh City	Ivano-Frankivsk
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.55 ₫91,950	$5.96 UAH267.92	+68.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.55 ₫299K	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,715.02 ₫795M	$29,407.28 UAH1M	-4.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.80 ₫150K	??
Average			+29.6%

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pay 30.4% less for housing

	Ho Chi Minh City	Ivano-Frankivsk
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.46 ₫271K	$5.57 UAH250.27	-46.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$585.86 ₫15M	$342.46 UAH15,383.45	-41.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$297.81 ₫8M	$236.23 UAH10,611.58	-20.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.24 ₫2M	$67.48 UAH3,031.18	-14.8%
Average			-30.4%

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pay 71.2% less for childcare

	Ho Chi Minh City	Ivano-Frankivsk
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$438.36 ₫11M	$267.43 UAH12,013.11	-39.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,561.82 ₫610M	$3,209.14 UAH144K	-86.4%
Average			-71.2%

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pay 0.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Ho Chi Minh City	Ivano-Frankivsk
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.03 ₫26,762	$1.56 UAH70.08	+50.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.81 ₫46,978	$1.02 UAH45.72	-43.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.23 ₫31,892	$2.23 UAH100.11	+80.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.91 ₫671K	$23.40 UAH1,051.15	-9.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.46 ₫89,697	$3.34 UAH150.16	-3.5%
Average			-0.8%

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pay 32.8% less for clothing

	Ho Chi Minh City	Ivano-Frankivsk
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.59 ₫1M	$24.51 UAH1,101.20	-52.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.61 ₫896K	$35.66 UAH1,601.75	+3.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.59 ₫2M	$64.63 UAH2,903.17	-29.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.62 ₫2M	$55.71 UAH2,502.73	-41.1%
Average			-32.8%

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Ivano-Frankivsk - Cost of clothing

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