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Vietnam

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Rock Hill vs. Ho Chi Minh City Cost of Living Summary

Rock Hill is 2.1 times more expensive than Ho Chi Minh City.

Restaurants: pay 5.6 times more in Rock Hill
Groceries: pay 91.1% more in Rock Hill
Transportation: pay 29.5% more in Rock Hill
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Rock Hill
Childcare: pay 12.3% more in Rock Hill
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.6 times more in Rock Hill
Clothing: pay 10.5% less in Rock Hill

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

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Rock Hill vs. Ho Chi Minh City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.6 times more for restaurants

	Ho Chi Minh City	Rock Hill
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.92 ₫49,427	$22.50	+1069.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.62 ₫119K	$10.00	+116.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 ₫13,793	$2.85	+430.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 ₫8,520	$2.00	+502.9%
Average			+460.4%

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Rock Hill - Cost of restaurants

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pay 91.1% more for groceries

	Ho Chi Minh City	Rock Hill
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 ₫27,617	$2.76	+156.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.05 ₫155K	$5.51	-8.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.13 ₫157K	$2.75	-55.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.62 ₫41,667	$5.44	+235.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.64 ₫42,224	$5.00	+204.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 ₫34,975	$1.25	-8.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 ₫14,832	$0.65	+12.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 ₫18,564	$3.00	+315.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 ₫14,797	$2.00	+247.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 ₫13,990	$1.50	+175.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 ₫13,552	$1.50	+184.3%
Average			+91.1%

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Rock Hill - Cost of groceries

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pay 29.5% more for transportation

	Ho Chi Minh City	Rock Hill
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.55 ₫91,204	$3.58	+0.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.55 ₫297K	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,715.02 ₫789M	$35,535.00	+15.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.80 ₫149K	$25.34	+336.8%
Average			+29.5%

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Rock Hill - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Ho Chi Minh City	Rock Hill
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.46 ₫269K	$52.50	+401.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$585.86 ₫15M	$1,250.50	+113.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$297.81 ₫8M	$1,027.00	+244.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.24 ₫2M	$111.62	+40.9%
Average			+153.6%

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Rock Hill - Cost of housing

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pay 12.3% more for childcare

	Ho Chi Minh City	Rock Hill
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$438.36 ₫11M	$1,301.50	+196.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,561.82 ₫605M	$10,000.00	-57.6%
Average			+12.3%

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pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports

	Ho Chi Minh City	Rock Hill
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.03 ₫26,545	$5.00	+383.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.81 ₫46,596	$5.33	+194.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.23 ₫31,633	$7.95	+545.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.91 ₫665K	$20.00	-22.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.46 ₫88,969	$12.00	+246.4%
Average			+162.0%

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pay 10.5% less for clothing

	Ho Chi Minh City	Rock Hill
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.59 ₫1M	$39.00	-24.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.61 ₫889K	$31.25	-9.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.59 ₫2M	$85.80	-6.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.62 ₫2M	$95.00	+0.4%
Average			-10.5%

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Rock Hill - Cost of clothing

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