Cost of living comparison

Vietnam

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Canada

New Westminster vs. Ho Chi Minh City Cost of Living Summary

New Westminster is 2.3 times more expensive than Ho Chi Minh City.

Restaurants: pay 4.9 times more in New Westminster
Groceries: pay 79.5% more in New Westminster
Transportation: pay 91.7% more in New Westminster
Housing: pay 3.1 times more in New Westminster
Childcare: pay 20.7% less in New Westminster
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.0 times more in New Westminster
Clothing: pay 1.4% more in New Westminster

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

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New Westminster vs. Ho Chi Minh City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.9 times more for restaurants

	Ho Chi Minh City	New Westminster
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.92 ₫49,427	$19.29 CA$27.23	+902.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.62 ₫119K	$10.16 CA$14.35	+120.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 ₫13,793	$1.91 CA$2.69	+254.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 ₫8,520	$1.59 CA$2.24	+378.5%
Average			+393.5%

Ho Chi Minh City vs. New Westminster - Cost of restaurants

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pay 79.5% more for groceries

	Ho Chi Minh City	New Westminster
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 ₫27,617	$2.39 CA$3.37	+122.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.05 ₫155K	$5.48 CA$7.74	-9.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.13 ₫157K	$6.82 CA$9.63	+11.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.62 ₫41,667	$3.11 CA$4.39	+91.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.64 ₫42,224	$6.99 CA$9.86	+324.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 ₫34,975	$1.69 CA$2.39	+24.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 ₫14,832	$0.65 CA$0.92	+13.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 ₫18,564	$1.68 CA$2.37	+132.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 ₫14,797	$1.62 CA$2.29	+181.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 ₫13,990	$1.08 CA$1.52	+98.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 ₫13,552	$0.99 CA$1.40	+87.3%
Average			+79.5%

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pay 91.7% more for transportation

	Ho Chi Minh City	New Westminster
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.55 ₫91,204	$4.83 CA$6.82	+36.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.55 ₫297K	$91.18 CA$128.71	+689.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,715.02 ₫789M	$23,831.37 CA$33,641.55	-22.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.80 ₫149K	$16.13 CA$22.77	+178.0%
Average			+91.7%

Ho Chi Minh City vs. New Westminster - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.1 times more for housing

	Ho Chi Minh City	New Westminster
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.46 ₫269K	$64.13 CA$90.53	+513.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$585.86 ₫15M	$1,548.87 CA$2,186.47	+164.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$297.81 ₫8M	$1,315.08 CA$1,856.43	+341.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.24 ₫2M	$106.52 CA$150.37	+34.4%
Average			+205.9%

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pay 20.7% less for childcare

	Ho Chi Minh City	New Westminster
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$438.36 ₫11M	$771.51 CA$1,089.11	+76.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,561.82 ₫605M	$8,416.52 CA$11,881.18	-64.3%
Average			-20.7%

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pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Ho Chi Minh City	New Westminster
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.03 ₫26,545	$5.96 CA$8.42	+476.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.81 ₫46,596	$3.51 CA$4.95	+93.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.23 ₫31,633	$15.43 CA$21.78	+1152.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.91 ₫665K	$32.96 CA$46.53	+27.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.46 ₫88,969	$11.92 CA$16.83	+244.2%
Average			+201.7%

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pay 1.4% more for clothing

	Ho Chi Minh City	New Westminster
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.59 ₫1M	$51.90 CA$73.27	+0.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.61 ₫889K	$41.21 CA$58.17	+19.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.59 ₫2M	$79.26 CA$111.88	-13.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.62 ₫2M	$96.44 CA$136.14	+1.9%
Average			+1.4%

Ho Chi Minh City vs. New Westminster - Cost of clothing

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