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Scottsdale vs. Ho Chi Minh City Cost of Living Summary

Scottsdale is 2.8 times more expensive than Ho Chi Minh City.

Restaurants
pay 5.9 times more in Scottsdale
Groceries
pay 2.0 times more in Scottsdale
Transportation
pay 72.1% more in Scottsdale
Housing
pay 4.2 times more in Scottsdale
Childcare
pay 53.4% more in Scottsdale
Entertainment and Sports
pay 3.3 times more in Scottsdale
Clothing
pay 20.0% more in Scottsdale

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

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Scottsdale vs. Ho Chi Minh City Cost Breakdown

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

pay 5.9 times more for restaurants

 
Ho Chi Minh City
Scottsdale
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.92
₫49,832
$20.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $4.62
₫120K
$13.00
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.54
₫13,905
$2.91
 
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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

 
Ho Chi Minh City
Scottsdale
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.08
₫27,843
$4.16
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.05
₫157K
$6.76
 
Milk (1 gallon) $6.13
₫159K
$3.72
 
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pay 72.1% more for transportation

 
Ho Chi Minh City
Scottsdale
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.55
₫91,950
$4.44
 
Monthly public transit pass $11.55
₫299K
$43.00
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,715.02
₫795M
$36,293.00
 
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pay 4.2 times more for housing

 
Ho Chi Minh City
Scottsdale
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $10.46
₫271K
$74.09
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $585.86
₫15M
$2,427.50
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $297.81
₫8M
$1,567.50
 
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pay 53.4% more for childcare

 
Ho Chi Minh City
Scottsdale
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $438.36
₫11M
$1,214.72
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $23,561.82
₫610M
$20,000.00
 
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pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Ho Chi Minh City
Scottsdale
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.03
₫26,762
$6.00
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.81
₫46,978
$5.26
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $1.23
₫31,892
$10.69
 
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pay 20.0% more for clothing

 
Ho Chi Minh City
Scottsdale
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $51.59
₫1M
$55.15
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $34.61
₫896K
$43.74
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $91.59
₫2M
$98.18
 
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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