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Madrid vs. Ho Chi Minh City Cost of Living Summary

Madrid is 3.0 times more expensive than Ho Chi Minh City.

Restaurants
pay 6.6 times more in Madrid
Groceries
pay 82.1% more in Madrid
Transportation
pay 2.5 times more in Madrid
Housing
pay 3.1 times more in Madrid
Childcare
pay 75.2% more in Madrid
Entertainment and Sports
pay 3.5 times more in Madrid
Clothing
pay 58.6% more in Madrid

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

Madrid vs. Ho Chi Minh City Cost Breakdown

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

pay 6.6 times more for restaurants

 
Ho Chi Minh City
Madrid
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.89
₫49,934
$18.10
€15.55
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $3.79
₫99,868
$11.68
€10.03
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.49
₫12,842
$3.13
€2.69
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pay 82.1% more for groceries

 
Ho Chi Minh City
Madrid
Bread
1 loaf
 $0.97
₫25,633
$1.71
€1.47
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.67
₫149,490
$7.25
€6.22
Milk (1 gallon) $5.38
₫141,938
$4.61
€3.96
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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

 
Ho Chi Minh City
Madrid
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.17
₫83,577
$7.08
€6.08
Monthly public transit pass $11.36
₫299,605
$45.84
€39.37
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $37,122.40
₫978,709,235
$38,541.72
€33,100.05
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pay 3.1 times more for housing

 
Ho Chi Minh City
Madrid
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $9.41
₫248,037
$34.54
€29.66
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $543.38
₫14,325,844
$1,540.98
€1,323.41
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $306.83
₫8,089,331
$1,118.82
€960.85
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pay 75.2% more for childcare

 
Ho Chi Minh City
Madrid
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $263.06
₫6,935,298
$673.20
€578.15
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $13,892.02
₫366,254,467
$13,119.76
€11,267.39
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pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Ho Chi Minh City
Madrid
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.06
₫27,963
$4.50
€3.86
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.81
₫47,833
$3.20
€2.75
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $1.25
₫32,957
$7.01
€6.02
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pay 58.6% more for clothing

 
Ho Chi Minh City
Madrid
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $44.83
₫1,181,971
$98.88
€84.92
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $29.40
₫775,171
$41.27
€35.44
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $93.29
₫2,459,540
$107.49
€92.31
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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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