Cost of living comparison
Poland is 75.7% more expensive than Ho Chi Minh City.
If you lived in Poland instead of Ho Chi Minh City, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
Ho Chi Minh City
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.97
₫50,032
|
$8.74
PLN34.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.32
₫110,070
|
$7.35
PLN29.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
₫13,185
|
$1.72
PLN6.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
₫8,057
|
$1.39
PLN5.55
|
|
pay 14.1% more for groceries
Ho Chi Minh City
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
₫27,900
|
$1.17
PLN4.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
₫145,063
|
$4.22
PLN16.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.72
₫145,515
|
$3.59
PLN14.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.53
₫38,905
|
$2.85
PLN11.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.67
₫42,629
|
$2.73
PLN10.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
₫38,405
|
$0.43
PLN1.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,255
|
$0.70
PLN2.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
₫15,494
|
$0.75
PLN2.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫13,222
|
$1.12
PLN4.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
₫14,935
|
$0.35
PLN1.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
₫14,320
|
$0.51
PLN2.02
|
|
pay 68.8% more for transportation
Ho Chi Minh City
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.54
₫90,011
|
$6.32
PLN25.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.81
₫275,175
|
$29.45
PLN117.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,553.64
₫930,591,829
|
$30,312.40
PLN121,114.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.62
₫143,096
|
$7.94
PLN31.74
|
|
pay 87.8% more for housing
Ho Chi Minh City
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.20
₫259,689
|
$14.69
PLN58.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$528.29
₫13,449,462
|
$591.18
PLN2,362.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$306.13
₫7,793,552
|
$480.23
PLN1,918.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.07
₫1,427,416
|
$189.71
PLN757.99
|
|
pay 29.1% less for childcare
Ho Chi Minh City
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$298.26
₫7,593,064
|
$301.71
PLN1,205.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,288.19
₫389,210,636
|
$6,191.48
PLN24,738.36
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Ho Chi Minh City
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.18
₫30,019
|
$3.18
PLN12.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
₫48,078
|
$3.01
PLN12.01
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.18
₫30,019
|
$4.63
PLN18.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.59
₫651,379
|
$31.65
PLN126.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.72
₫120,076
|
$6.64
PLN26.52
|
|
pay 24.8% more for clothing
Ho Chi Minh City
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.17
₫971,671
|
$76.35
PLN305.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.07
₫739,944
|
$37.00
PLN147.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.81
₫2,617,454
|
$81.47
PLN325.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.17
₫2,524,683
|
$91.91
PLN367.24
|
|
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