Cost of living comparison

Vietnam

compared to

Japan

Sapporo vs. Ho Chi Minh City Cost of Living Summary

Sapporo is 35.5% more expensive than Ho Chi Minh City.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Sapporo
Groceries: pay 49.8% more in Sapporo
Transportation: pay 50.5% more in Sapporo
Housing: pay 13.3% more in Sapporo
Childcare: pay 44.3% less in Sapporo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.9 times more in Sapporo
Clothing: pay 23.6% less in Sapporo

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

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Sapporo vs. Ho Chi Minh City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Ho Chi Minh City	Sapporo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.92 ₫49,735	$6.33 ¥992	+228.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.62 ₫119K	$5.38 ¥844	+16.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 ₫13,878	$1.71 ¥268	+218.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 ₫8,573	$0.91 ¥142	+173.3%
Average			+123.7%

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Sapporo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 49.8% more for groceries

	Ho Chi Minh City	Sapporo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 ₫27,789	$1.38 ¥217	+28.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.05 ₫156K	$4.74 ¥744	-21.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.13 ₫158K	$6.00 ¥941	-2.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.62 ₫41,927	$1.74 ¥273	+7.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.64 ₫42,487	$3.16 ¥495	+92.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 ₫35,193	$1.43 ¥225	+5.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 ₫14,924	$1.38 ¥217	+139.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 ₫18,679	$1.43 ¥225	+98.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 ₫14,889	$1.91 ¥299	+230.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 ₫14,077	$0.95 ¥150	+75.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 ₫13,636	$0.76 ¥120	+44.7%
Average			+49.8%

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Sapporo - Cost of groceries

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pay 50.5% more for transportation

	Ho Chi Minh City	Sapporo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.55 ₫91,772	$4.10 ¥643	+15.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.55 ₫298K	$47.45 ¥7,443	+310.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,715.02 ₫794M	$21,725.38 ¥3M	-29.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.80 ₫150K	$17.30 ¥2,714	+198.2%
Average			+50.5%

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Sapporo - Cost of transportation

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pay 13.3% more for housing

	Ho Chi Minh City	Sapporo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.46 ₫270K	$47.45 ¥7,443	+353.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$585.86 ₫15M	$455.51 ¥71,454	-22.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$297.81 ₫8M	$278.37 ¥43,666	-6.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.24 ₫2M	$257.02 ¥40,318	+224.4%
Average			+13.3%

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pay 44.3% less for childcare

	Ho Chi Minh City	Sapporo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$438.36 ₫11M	$316.33 ¥49,621	-27.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,561.82 ₫609M	$10,122.48 ¥2M	-57.0%
Average			-44.3%

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pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports

	Ho Chi Minh City	Sapporo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.03 ₫26,710	$4.27 ¥670	+313.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.81 ₫46,887	$4.85 ¥761	+167.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.23 ₫31,830	$3.92 ¥615	+218.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.91 ₫670K	$49.35 ¥7,741	+90.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.46 ₫89,523	$12.02 ¥1,886	+247.0%
Average			+191.1%

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pay 23.6% less for clothing

	Ho Chi Minh City	Sapporo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.59 ₫1M	$37.96 ¥5,954	-26.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.61 ₫894K	$25.27 ¥3,965	-27.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.59 ₫2M	$47.45 ¥7,443	-48.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.62 ₫2M	$115.99 ¥18,194	+22.6%
Average			-23.6%

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Sapporo - Cost of clothing

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