Cost of living comparison

Vietnam

compared to

Japan

Osaka vs. Ho Chi Minh City Cost of Living Summary

Osaka is 45.2% more expensive than Ho Chi Minh City.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Osaka
Groceries: pay 34.7% more in Osaka
Transportation: pay 43.9% more in Osaka
Housing: pay 46.5% more in Osaka
Childcare: pay 19.2% less in Osaka
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in Osaka
Clothing: pay 11.1% less in Osaka

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

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Osaka vs. Ho Chi Minh City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Ho Chi Minh City	Osaka
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.92 ₫49,735	$6.33 ¥992	+228.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.62 ₫119K	$5.00 ¥784	+8.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 ₫13,878	$1.40 ¥220	+161.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 ₫8,573	$0.73 ¥114	+118.8%
Average			+109.1%

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Osaka - Cost of restaurants

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pay 34.7% more for groceries

	Ho Chi Minh City	Osaka
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 ₫27,789	$1.32 ¥207	+22.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.05 ₫156K	$4.81 ¥754	-20.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.13 ₫158K	$5.58 ¥876	-8.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.62 ₫41,927	$2.08 ¥327	+28.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.64 ₫42,487	$4.23 ¥664	+157.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 ₫35,193	$1.53 ¥239	+12.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 ₫14,924	$0.89 ¥140	+54.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 ₫18,679	$0.93 ¥146	+29.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 ₫14,889	$1.83 ¥287	+217.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 ₫14,077	$0.70 ¥109	+27.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 ₫13,636	$0.52 ¥82	-0.7%
Average			+34.7%

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pay 43.9% more for transportation

	Ho Chi Minh City	Osaka
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.55 ₫91,772	$4.09 ¥642	+15.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.55 ₫298K	$32.27 ¥5,061	+179.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,715.02 ₫794M	$21,725.38 ¥3M	-29.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.80 ₫150K	$29.10 ¥4,565	+401.6%
Average			+43.9%

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pay 46.5% more for housing

	Ho Chi Minh City	Osaka
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.46 ₫270K	$30.62 ¥4,803	+192.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$585.86 ₫15M	$700.14 ¥110K	+19.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$297.81 ₫8M	$507.53 ¥79,614	+70.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.24 ₫2M	$106.02 ¥16,632	+33.8%
Average			+46.5%

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pay 19.2% less for childcare

	Ho Chi Minh City	Osaka
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$438.36 ₫11M	$516.34 ¥80,995	+17.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,561.82 ₫609M	$13,074.87 ¥2M	-44.5%
Average			-19.2%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Ho Chi Minh City	Osaka
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.03 ₫26,710	$2.69 ¥422	+160.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.81 ₫46,887	$2.93 ¥460	+61.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.23 ₫31,830	$3.92 ¥615	+218.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.91 ₫670K	$49.82 ¥7,815	+92.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.46 ₫89,523	$12.02 ¥1,886	+247.0%
Average			+140.5%

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pay 11.1% less for clothing

	Ho Chi Minh City	Osaka
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.59 ₫1M	$47.85 ¥7,507	-7.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.61 ₫894K	$30.58 ¥4,797	-11.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.59 ₫2M	$73.22 ¥11,485	-20.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.62 ₫2M	$90.04 ¥14,124	-4.8%
Average			-11.1%

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Osaka - Cost of clothing

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