Cost of living comparison

Vietnam

compared to

Brazil

Santa Maria vs. Ho Chi Minh City Cost of Living Summary

Santa Maria is 13.4% cheaper than Ho Chi Minh City.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Santa Maria
Groceries: pay 0.4% less in Santa Maria
Transportation: pay 33.6% more in Santa Maria
Housing: pay 44.0% less in Santa Maria
Childcare: pay 78.5% less in Santa Maria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.7% more in Santa Maria
Clothing: pay 3.9% less in Santa Maria

The cost of restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Santa Maria are more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh City. Expenses including childcare, housing, clothing, and groceries are lower in Santa Maria. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Santa Maria.

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Santa Maria vs. Ho Chi Minh City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Ho Chi Minh City	Santa Maria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.92 ₫49,735	$5.47 R$27.26	+184.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.62 ₫119K	$6.97 R$34.70	+50.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 ₫13,878	$1.07 R$5.33	+99.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 ₫8,573	$0.65 R$3.22	+95.0%
Average			+111.7%

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pay 0.4% less for groceries

	Ho Chi Minh City	Santa Maria
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 ₫27,789	$1.66 R$8.26	+54.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.05 ₫156K	$4.60 R$22.92	-23.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.13 ₫158K	$3.83 R$19.08	-37.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.62 ₫41,927	$2.14 R$10.66	+31.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.64 ₫42,487	$1.81 R$8.99	+9.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 ₫35,193	$1.09 R$5.44	-19.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 ₫14,924	$0.66 R$3.31	+15.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 ₫18,679	$0.63 R$3.12	-13.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 ₫14,889	$0.69 R$3.45	+20.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 ₫14,077	$0.54 R$2.67	-1.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 ₫13,636	$0.50 R$2.49	-5.3%
Average			-0.4%

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pay 33.6% more for transportation

	Ho Chi Minh City	Santa Maria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.55 ₫91,772	$4.72 R$23.49	+32.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.55 ₫298K	$29.86 R$148.69	+158.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,715.02 ₫794M	$23,669.59 R$118K	-22.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.80 ₫150K	$7.90 R$39.35	+36.2%
Average			+33.6%

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pay 44.0% less for housing

	Ho Chi Minh City	Santa Maria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.46 ₫270K	$16.59 R$82.61	+58.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$585.86 ₫15M	$292.00 R$1,453.91	-50.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$297.81 ₫8M	$169.22 R$842.60	-43.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.24 ₫2M	$41.11 R$204.67	-48.1%
Average			-44.0%

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pay 78.5% less for childcare

	Ho Chi Minh City	Santa Maria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$438.36 ₫11M	$159.27 R$793.04	-63.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,561.82 ₫609M	$2,986.32 R$14,869.49	-87.3%
Average			-78.5%

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pay 29.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Ho Chi Minh City	Santa Maria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.03 ₫26,710	$1.59 R$7.93	+54.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.81 ₫46,887	$1.81 R$9.02	-0.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.23 ₫31,830	$2.39 R$11.90	+94.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.91 ₫670K	$23.89 R$118.96	-7.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.46 ₫89,523	$5.77 R$28.75	+66.7%
Average			+29.7%

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pay 3.9% less for clothing

	Ho Chi Minh City	Santa Maria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.59 ₫1M	$50.34 R$250.63	-2.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.61 ₫894K	$43.14 R$214.78	+24.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.59 ₫2M	$96.23 R$479.13	+5.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.62 ₫2M	$63.04 R$313.91	-33.4%
Average			-3.9%

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Santa Maria - Cost of clothing

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