Cost of living comparison
compared to
Santiago de Compostela vs. Ho Chi Minh City Cost of Living Summary
Santiago de Compostela is 62.0% more expensive than Ho Chi Minh City.
- Restaurants
-
pay 4.4 times more in Santiago de Compostela
- Groceries
-
pay 21.8% more in Santiago de Compostela
- Transportation
-
pay 86.1% more in Santiago de Compostela
- Housing
-
pay 52.3% more in Santiago de Compostela
- Childcare
-
pay 47.7% less in Santiago de Compostela
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.3 times more in Santiago de Compostela
- Clothing
-
pay 36.1% more in Santiago de Compostela
The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, clothing, and groceries in Santiago de Compostela are more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh City. Notably, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Santiago de Compostela.
Santiago de Compostela vs. Ho Chi Minh City Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Santiago de Compostela instead of Ho Chi Minh City, you would:
pay 4.4 times more for restaurants
|
Ho Chi Minh City
|
Santiago de Compostela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.92
₫49,735
|
$13.44
€11.99
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.62
₫119K
|
$9.52
€8.49
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
₫13,878
|
$2.74
€2.45
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
₫8,573
|
$2.16
€1.93
|
|
Ho Chi Minh City vs. Santiago de Compostela - Cost of restaurants
pay 21.8% more for groceries
|
Ho Chi Minh City
|
Santiago de Compostela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.08
₫27,789
|
$1.14
€1.02
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
₫156K
|
$4.48
€4.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.13
₫158K
|
$4.49
€4.00
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,927
|
$2.80
€2.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.64
₫42,487
|
$3.05
€2.72
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
₫35,193
|
$0.94
€0.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
₫14,924
|
$0.94
€0.84
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
₫18,679
|
$0.66
€0.59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
₫14,889
|
$1.27
€1.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫14,077
|
$0.91
€0.82
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
₫13,636
|
$0.66
€0.59
|
|
Ho Chi Minh City vs. Santiago de Compostela - Cost of groceries
pay 86.1% more for transportation
|
Ho Chi Minh City
|
Santiago de Compostela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.55
₫91,772
|
$6.52
€5.82
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.55
₫298K
|
$33.59
€29.98
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,715.02
₫794M
|
$35,271.67
€31,481.31
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.80
₫150K
|
$15.73
€14.04
|
|
Ho Chi Minh City vs. Santiago de Compostela - Cost of transportation
pay 52.3% more for housing
|
Ho Chi Minh City
|
Santiago de Compostela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.46
₫270K
|
$33.03
€29.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$585.86
₫15M
|
$727.83
€649.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$297.81
₫8M
|
$512.28
€457.23
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.24
₫2M
|
$117.52
€104.90
|
|
Ho Chi Minh City vs. Santiago de Compostela - Cost of housing
pay 47.7% less for childcare
|
Ho Chi Minh City
|
Santiago de Compostela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$438.36
₫11M
|
$335.92
€299.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,561.82
₫609M
|
$8,420.41
€7,515.54
|
|
Ho Chi Minh City vs. Santiago de Compostela - Cost of childcare
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Ho Chi Minh City
|
Santiago de Compostela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.03
₫26,710
|
$3.02
€2.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
₫46,887
|
$1.99
€1.78
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.23
₫31,830
|
$5.88
€5.25
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.91
₫670K
|
$50.76
€45.31
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.46
₫89,523
|
$10.08
€8.99
|
|
Ho Chi Minh City vs. Santiago de Compostela - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 36.1% more for clothing
|
Ho Chi Minh City
|
Santiago de Compostela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.59
₫1M
|
$89.58
€79.95
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.61
₫894K
|
$62.99
€56.22
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.59
₫2M
|
$100.78
€89.95
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.62
₫2M
|
$93.31
€83.28
|
|
Ho Chi Minh City vs. Santiago de Compostela - Cost of clothing
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