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Vietnam

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Indonesia

Ubud vs. Ho Chi Minh City Cost of Living Summary

Ubud is 2.3% more expensive than Ho Chi Minh City.

Restaurants: pay 14.5% more in Ubud
Groceries: pay 25.1% more in Ubud
Transportation: pay 25.5% less in Ubud
Housing: pay 9.3% more in Ubud
Childcare: pay 52.9% less in Ubud
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.1% more in Ubud
Clothing: pay 22.6% less in Ubud

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

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Ubud vs. Ho Chi Minh City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 14.5% more for restaurants

	Ho Chi Minh City	Ubud
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.92 ₫49,832	$2.79 IDR50,439.02	+45.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.62 ₫120K	$3.07 IDR55,482.92	-33.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 ₫13,905	$1.30 IDR23,538.21	+142.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 ₫8,590	$0.41 IDR7,439.76	+24.2%
Average			+14.5%

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Ubud - Cost of restaurants

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pay 25.1% more for groceries

	Ho Chi Minh City	Ubud
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 ₫27,843	$1.84 IDR33,289.75	+71.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.05 ₫157K	$8.31 IDR150K	+37.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.13 ₫159K	$5.50 IDR99,284.90	-10.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.62 ₫42,008	$2.22 IDR40,149.46	+37.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.64 ₫42,570	$1.69 IDR30,566.05	+3.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 ₫35,261	$1.55 IDR28,033.46	+14.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 ₫14,953	$0.68 IDR12,214.68	+17.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 ₫18,715	$1.00 IDR17,971.05	+37.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 ₫14,918	$0.56 IDR10,135.30	-2.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 ₫14,104	$0.66 IDR11,839.77	+20.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 ₫13,662	$0.96 IDR17,342.12	+82.1%
Average			+25.1%

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pay 25.5% less for transportation

	Ho Chi Minh City	Ubud
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.55 ₫91,950	$2.76 IDR49,852.48	-22.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.55 ₫299K	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,715.02 ₫795M	$24,199.28 IDR437M	-21.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.80 ₫150K	$3.14 IDR56,651.73	-45.9%
Average			-25.5%

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pay 9.3% more for housing

	Ho Chi Minh City	Ubud
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.46 ₫271K	$18.63 IDR336K	+78.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$585.86 ₫15M	$544.82 IDR10M	-7.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$297.81 ₫8M	$407.10 IDR7M	+36.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.24 ₫2M	$62.40 IDR1M	-21.3%
Average			+9.3%

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pay 52.9% less for childcare

	Ho Chi Minh City	Ubud
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$438.36 ₫11M	$440.88 IDR8M	+0.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,561.82 ₫610M	$5,207.68 IDR94M	-77.9%
Average			-52.9%

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pay 51.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Ho Chi Minh City	Ubud
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.03 ₫26,762	$2.24 IDR40,351.22	+116.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.81 ₫46,978	$2.00 IDR36,147.97	+10.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.23 ₫31,892	$2.12 IDR38,333.66	+72.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.91 ₫671K	$51.69 IDR933K	+99.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.46 ₫89,697	$3.63 IDR65,570.73	+4.9%
Average			+51.1%

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pay 22.6% less for clothing

	Ho Chi Minh City	Ubud
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.59 ₫1M	$43.44 IDR784K	-15.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.61 ₫896K	$22.35 IDR404K	-35.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.59 ₫2M	$76.00 IDR1M	-17.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.62 ₫2M	$75.10 IDR1M	-20.6%
Average			-22.6%

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Ubud - Cost of clothing

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