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Vietnam

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Greece

Santorini vs. Ho Chi Minh City Cost of Living Summary

Santorini is 2.4 times more expensive than Ho Chi Minh City.

Restaurants: pay 7.0 times more in Santorini
Groceries: pay 74.9% more in Santorini
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Santorini
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Santorini
Childcare: pay 36.7% more in Santorini
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.1 times more in Santorini
Clothing: pay 16.9% more in Santorini

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

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Santorini vs. Ho Chi Minh City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.0 times more for restaurants

	Ho Chi Minh City	Santorini
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.92 ₫49,735	$26.87 €23.99	+1296.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.62 ₫119K	$15.68 €13.99	+239.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 ₫13,878	$3.76 €3.36	+600.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 ₫8,573	$1.38 €1.23	+314.8%
Average			+603.6%

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Santorini - Cost of restaurants

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pay 74.9% more for groceries

	Ho Chi Minh City	Santorini
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 ₫27,789	$1.40 €1.25	+30.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.05 ₫156K	$7.28 €6.50	+20.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.13 ₫158K	$7.63 €6.81	+24.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.62 ₫41,927	$6.72 €6.00	+314.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.64 ₫42,487	$3.47 €3.10	+111.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 ₫35,193	$1.27 €1.13	-6.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 ₫14,924	$1.02 €0.91	+75.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 ₫18,679	$0.76 €0.68	+5.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 ₫14,889	$1.52 €1.36	+164.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 ₫14,077	$1.13 €1.01	+108.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 ₫13,636	$1.52 €1.36	+188.8%
Average			+74.9%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Ho Chi Minh City	Santorini
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.55 ₫91,772	$8.30 €7.41	+133.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.55 ₫298K	$29.11 €25.98	+152.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,715.02 ₫794M	$45,069.36 €40,226.11	+46.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.80 ₫150K	$18.94 €16.90	+226.4%
Average			+114.2%

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Ho Chi Minh City	Santorini
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.46 ₫270K	$33.59 €29.98	+221.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$585.86 ₫15M	$1,604.95 €1,432.48	+173.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$297.81 ₫8M	$765.15 €682.93	+156.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.24 ₫2M	$236.90 €211.44	+199.0%
Average			+172.7%

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pay 36.7% more for childcare

	Ho Chi Minh City	Santorini
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$438.36 ₫11M	$599.06 €534.68	+36.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,561.82 ₫609M	??
Average			+36.7%

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pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Ho Chi Minh City	Santorini
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.03 ₫26,710	$5.60 €5.00	+441.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.81 ₫46,887	$4.55 €4.06	+150.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.23 ₫31,830	$6.72 €6.00	+445.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.91 ₫670K	$78.38 €69.96	+202.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.46 ₫89,523	$6.72 €6.00	+93.9%
Average			+210.7%

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pay 16.9% more for clothing

	Ho Chi Minh City	Santorini
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.59 ₫1M	$67.18 €59.96	+30.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.61 ₫894K	$50.39 €44.97	+45.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.59 ₫2M	$76.14 €67.96	-16.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.62 ₫2M	$111.97 €99.94	+18.3%
Average			+16.9%

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