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Santa Cruz De Tenerife vs. Ho Chi Minh City Cost of Living Summary

Santa Cruz De Tenerife is 99.2% more expensive than Ho Chi Minh City.

Restaurants: pay 5.1 times more in Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Groceries: pay 67.7% more in Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Transportation: pay 98.1% more in Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Childcare: pay 55.6% less in Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Clothing: pay 26.4% more in Santa Cruz De Tenerife

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

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Santa Cruz De Tenerife vs. Ho Chi Minh City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santa Cruz De Tenerife instead of Ho Chi Minh City, you would:

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pay 5.1 times more for restaurants

	Ho Chi Minh City	Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.92 ₫49,427	$20.16 €18.08	+947.3%
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	$1.92 €1.72	+257.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 ₫8,520	$1.27 €1.14	+282.5%
Average			+409.5%

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Santa Cruz De Tenerife - Cost of restaurants

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pay 67.7% more for groceries

	Ho Chi Minh City	Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 ₫27,617	$2.43 €2.18	+125.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.05 ₫155K	$9.80 €8.79	+61.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.13 ₫157K	$5.12 €4.59	-16.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.62 ₫41,667	$4.13 €3.70	+154.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.64 ₫42,224	$4.57 €4.10	+178.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 ₫34,975	$1.23 €1.10	-9.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 ₫14,832	$1.06 €0.95	+83.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 ₫18,564	$1.00 €0.90	+38.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 ₫14,797	$1.16 €1.04	+101.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 ₫13,990	$0.95 €0.86	+75.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 ₫13,552	$0.90 €0.80	+69.7%
Average			+67.7%

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Santa Cruz De Tenerife - Cost of groceries

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pay 98.1% more for transportation

	Ho Chi Minh City	Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.55 ₫91,204	$6.38 €5.72	+79.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.55 ₫297K	$42.55 €38.17	+268.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,715.02 ₫789M	$35,271.67 €31,643.98	+14.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.80 ₫149K	$17.64 €15.82	+203.9%
Average			+98.1%

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Santa Cruz De Tenerife - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Ho Chi Minh City	Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.46 ₫269K	$35.19 €31.57	+236.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$585.86 ₫15M	$1,146.93 €1,028.97	+95.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$297.81 ₫8M	$887.95 €796.62	+198.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.24 ₫2M	$97.76 €87.70	+23.4%
Average			+122.1%

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Santa Cruz De Tenerife - Cost of housing

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pay 55.6% less for childcare

	Ho Chi Minh City	Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$438.36 ₫11M	$404.97 €363.32	-7.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,561.82 ₫605M	$5,038.81 €4,520.57	-78.6%
Average			-55.6%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Ho Chi Minh City	Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.03 ₫26,545	$2.80 €2.51	+170.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.81 ₫46,596	$2.03 €1.82	+11.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.23 ₫31,633	$5.60 €5.02	+354.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.91 ₫665K	$53.52 €48.02	+106.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.46 ₫88,969	$9.84 €8.83	+184.1%
Average			+126.0%

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pay 26.4% more for clothing

	Ho Chi Minh City	Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.59 ₫1M	$92.38 €82.88	+79.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.61 ₫889K	$41.99 €37.67	+21.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.59 ₫2M	$90.98 €81.62	-0.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.62 ₫2M	$111.97 €100.46	+18.3%
Average			+26.4%

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Santa Cruz De Tenerife - Cost of clothing

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