Cost of living comparison

Vietnam

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Malta

San Pawl Il-bahar vs. Ho Chi Minh City Cost of Living Summary

San Pawl Il-bahar is 74.7% more expensive than Ho Chi Minh City.

Restaurants: pay 5.4 times more in San Pawl Il-bahar
Groceries: pay 40.0% more in San Pawl Il-bahar
Transportation: pay 63.1% more in San Pawl Il-bahar
Housing: pay 84.1% more in San Pawl Il-bahar
Childcare: pay 37.1% less in San Pawl Il-bahar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.6 times more in San Pawl Il-bahar
Clothing: pay 23.2% less in San Pawl Il-bahar

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

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San Pawl Il-bahar vs. Ho Chi Minh City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Pawl Il-bahar instead of Ho Chi Minh City, you would:

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pay 5.4 times more for restaurants

	Ho Chi Minh City	San Pawl Il-bahar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.92 ₫49,427	$19.60 €17.58	+918.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.62 ₫119K	$11.20 €10.05	+142.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 ₫13,793	$2.46 €2.21	+358.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 ₫8,520	$2.02 €1.81	+507.5%
Average			+440.3%

Ho Chi Minh City vs. San Pawl Il-bahar - Cost of restaurants

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pay 40.0% more for groceries

	Ho Chi Minh City	San Pawl Il-bahar
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 ₫27,617	$1.19 €1.07	+11.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.05 ₫155K	$4.13 €3.70	-31.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.13 ₫157K	$5.14 €4.61	-16.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.62 ₫41,667	$3.55 €3.19	+119.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.64 ₫42,224	$3.56 €3.19	+116.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 ₫34,975	$1.37 €1.23	+0.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 ₫14,832	$0.94 €0.84	+62.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 ₫18,564	$1.32 €1.18	+82.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 ₫14,797	$1.27 €1.14	+120.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 ₫13,990	$0.71 €0.64	+30.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 ₫13,552	$0.83 €0.74	+56.4%
Average			+40.0%

Ho Chi Minh City vs. San Pawl Il-bahar - Cost of groceries

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pay 63.1% more for transportation

	Ho Chi Minh City	San Pawl Il-bahar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.55 ₫91,204	$5.68 €5.10	+59.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.55 ₫297K	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,715.02 ₫789M	$37,847.06 €33,954.49	+23.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.80 ₫149K	$23.51 €21.10	+305.3%
Average			+63.1%

Ho Chi Minh City vs. San Pawl Il-bahar - Cost of transportation

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pay 84.1% more for housing

	Ho Chi Minh City	San Pawl Il-bahar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.46 ₫269K	$40.31 €36.16	+285.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$585.86 ₫15M	$979.77 €879.00	+67.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$297.81 ₫8M	$858.46 €770.17	+188.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.24 ₫2M	$44.53 €39.95	-43.8%
Average			+84.1%

Ho Chi Minh City vs. San Pawl Il-bahar - Cost of housing

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pay 37.1% less for childcare

	Ho Chi Minh City	San Pawl Il-bahar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$438.36 ₫11M	$367.05 €329.30	-16.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,561.82 ₫605M	$11,132.13 €9,987.19	-52.8%
Average			-37.1%

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pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports

	Ho Chi Minh City	San Pawl Il-bahar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.03 ₫26,545	$4.48 €4.02	+333.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.81 ₫46,596	$2.58 €2.31	+42.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.23 ₫31,633	$6.33 €5.68	+413.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.91 ₫665K	$50.39 €45.21	+94.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.46 ₫88,969	$9.94 €8.92	+186.9%
Average			+160.3%

Ho Chi Minh City vs. San Pawl Il-bahar - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 23.2% less for clothing

	Ho Chi Minh City	San Pawl Il-bahar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.59 ₫1M	$22.39 €20.09	-56.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.61 ₫889K	$33.22 €29.80	-4.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.59 ₫2M	$97.04 €87.06	+6.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.62 ₫2M	$74.65 €66.97	-21.1%
Average			-23.2%

Ho Chi Minh City vs. San Pawl Il-bahar - Cost of clothing

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