Cost of living comparison

Vietnam

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Spain

Oviedo vs. Ho Chi Minh City Cost of Living Summary

Oviedo is 95.1% more expensive than Ho Chi Minh City.

Restaurants: pay 6.6 times more in Oviedo
Groceries: pay 52.6% more in Oviedo
Transportation: pay 88.6% more in Oviedo
Housing: pay 88.4% more in Oviedo
Childcare: pay 47.0% less in Oviedo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in Oviedo
Clothing: pay 71.8% more in Oviedo

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

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Oviedo vs. Ho Chi Minh City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 6.6 times more for restaurants

	Ho Chi Minh City	Oviedo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.92 ₫49,832	$25.19 €22.42	+1209.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.62 ₫120K	$13.44 €11.96	+190.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 ₫13,905	$2.86 €2.55	+433.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 ₫8,590	$2.16 €1.92	+550.9%
Average			+559.2%

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Oviedo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 52.6% more for groceries

	Ho Chi Minh City	Oviedo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 ₫27,843	$1.14 €1.02	+6.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.05 ₫157K	$6.72 €5.98	+11.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.13 ₫159K	$4.49 €3.99	-26.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.62 ₫42,008	$4.12 €3.66	+153.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.64 ₫42,570	$4.06 €3.62	+147.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 ₫35,261	$1.27 €1.13	-6.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 ₫14,953	$0.94 €0.84	+63.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 ₫18,715	$1.02 €0.91	+40.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 ₫14,918	$1.59 €1.41	+175.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 ₫14,104	$0.96 €0.85	+76.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 ₫13,662	$0.98 €0.87	+86.1%
Average			+52.6%

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pay 88.6% more for transportation

	Ho Chi Minh City	Oviedo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.55 ₫91,950	$6.71 €5.98	+89.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.55 ₫299K	$33.59 €29.90	+190.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,715.02 ₫795M	$35,271.67 €31,393.06	+14.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.80 ₫150K	$16.25 €14.46	+180.0%
Average			+88.6%

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pay 88.4% more for housing

	Ho Chi Minh City	Oviedo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.46 ₫271K	$33.03 €29.40	+215.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$585.86 ₫15M	$933.86 €831.17	+59.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$297.81 ₫8M	$680.10 €605.31	+128.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.24 ₫2M	$117.52 €104.60	+48.3%
Average			+88.4%

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pay 47.0% less for childcare

	Ho Chi Minh City	Oviedo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$438.36 ₫11M	$344.32 €306.46	-21.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,561.82 ₫610M	$8,420.41 €7,494.47	-64.3%
Average			-47.0%

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Ho Chi Minh City	Oviedo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.03 ₫26,762	$3.92 €3.49	+279.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.81 ₫46,978	$2.31 €2.06	+27.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.23 ₫31,892	$5.99 €5.33	+386.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.91 ₫671K	$44.42 €39.53	+71.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.46 ₫89,697	$11.20 €9.97	+223.2%
Average			+146.2%

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pay 71.8% more for clothing

	Ho Chi Minh City	Oviedo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.59 ₫1M	$107.49 €95.67	+108.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.61 ₫896K	$72.78 €64.78	+110.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.59 ₫2M	$123.17 €109.63	+34.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.62 ₫2M	$139.97 €124.58	+47.9%
Average			+71.8%

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Oviedo - Cost of clothing

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