Cost of living comparison

Vietnam

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Albania

Shkoder vs. Ho Chi Minh City Cost of Living Summary

Shkoder is 6.5% more expensive than Ho Chi Minh City.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Shkoder
Groceries: pay 3.2% more in Shkoder
Transportation: pay 63.6% more in Shkoder
Housing: pay 11.5% less in Shkoder
Childcare: pay 87.3% less in Shkoder
Entertainment and Sports: pay 74.5% more in Shkoder
Clothing: pay 19.8% less in Shkoder

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

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Shkoder vs. Ho Chi Minh City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Ho Chi Minh City	Shkoder
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.92 ₫49,832	$9.16 ALL744	+376.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.62 ₫120K	$6.11 ALL496	+32.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 ₫13,905	$1.80 ALL146	+235.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 ₫8,590	$0.66 ALL54	+100.0%
Average			+169.2%

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Shkoder - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.2% more for groceries

	Ho Chi Minh City	Shkoder
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 ₫27,843	$0.95 ALL78	-11.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.05 ₫157K	$3.58 ALL291	-40.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.13 ₫159K	$7.22 ALL587	+17.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.62 ₫42,008	$2.64 ALL215	+62.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.64 ₫42,570	$2.24 ALL182	+36.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 ₫35,261	$0.72 ALL59	-46.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 ₫14,953	$1.03 ALL83	+77.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 ₫18,715	$0.75 ALL61	+3.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 ₫14,918	$0.66 ALL54	+15.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 ₫14,104	$0.47 ALL38	-13.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 ₫13,662	$0.55 ALL45	+5.0%
Average			+3.2%

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Shkoder - Cost of groceries

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pay 63.6% more for transportation

	Ho Chi Minh City	Shkoder
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.55 ₫91,950	$8.24 ALL669	+132.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.55 ₫299K	$11.23 ALL912	-2.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,715.02 ₫795M	$33,688.30 ALL3M	+9.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.80 ₫150K	$34.02 ALL2,763	+486.4%
Average			+63.6%

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pay 11.5% less for housing

	Ho Chi Minh City	Shkoder
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.46 ₫271K	$17.07 ALL1,386	+63.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$585.86 ₫15M	$476.36 ALL38,688	-18.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$297.81 ₫8M	$309.43 ALL25,131	+3.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.24 ₫2M	$46.69 ALL3,792	-41.1%
Average			-11.5%

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pay 87.3% less for childcare

	Ho Chi Minh City	Shkoder
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$438.36 ₫11M	$91.61 ALL7,440	-79.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,561.82 ₫610M	$1,832.14 ALL149K	-92.2%
Average			-87.3%

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pay 74.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Ho Chi Minh City	Shkoder
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.03 ₫26,762	$1.83 ALL149	+77.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.81 ₫46,978	$1.86 ALL151	+2.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.23 ₫31,892	$4.27 ALL347	+247.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.91 ₫671K	$42.75 ALL3,472	+65.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.46 ₫89,697	$7.33 ALL595	+111.6%
Average			+74.5%

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pay 19.8% less for clothing

	Ho Chi Minh City	Shkoder
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.59 ₫1M	$48.86 ALL3,968	-5.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.61 ₫896K	$12.21 ALL992	-64.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.59 ₫2M	$73.29 ALL5,952	-20.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.62 ₫2M	$146.57 ALL11,904	+54.9%
Average			-19.8%

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Shkoder - Cost of clothing

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