Cost of living comparison

Vietnam

compared to

Portugal

Viana do Castelo vs. Ho Chi Minh City Cost of Living Summary

Viana do Castelo is 59.6% more expensive than Ho Chi Minh City.

Restaurants: pay 3.3 times more in Viana do Castelo
Groceries: pay 16.0% more in Viana do Castelo
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Viana do Castelo
Housing: pay 68.4% more in Viana do Castelo
Childcare: pay 47.4% less in Viana do Castelo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 86.6% more in Viana do Castelo
Clothing: pay 1.8% more in Viana do Castelo

The cost of restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, and clothing in Viana do Castelo are more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh City. Notably, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Viana do Castelo.

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Viana do Castelo vs. Ho Chi Minh City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Viana do Castelo instead of Ho Chi Minh City, you would:

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pay 3.3 times more for restaurants

	Ho Chi Minh City	Viana do Castelo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.92 ₫49,658	$8.96 €8.00	+365.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.62 ₫119K	$8.96 €8.00	+93.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 ₫13,857	$1.82 €1.62	+238.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 ₫8,560	$1.26 €1.12	+279.7%
Average			+225.2%

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Viana do Castelo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 16.0% more for groceries

	Ho Chi Minh City	Viana do Castelo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 ₫27,746	$0.98 €0.87	-9.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.05 ₫156K	$6.55 €5.85	+8.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.13 ₫158K	$3.71 €3.31	-39.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.62 ₫41,862	$2.94 €2.63	+81.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.64 ₫42,421	$3.55 €3.17	+116.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 ₫35,138	$0.88 €0.79	-35.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 ₫14,901	$0.61 €0.55	+6.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 ₫18,650	$0.74 €0.66	+2.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 ₫14,866	$1.00 €0.89	+73.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 ₫14,055	$0.67 €0.60	+22.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 ₫13,615	$0.77 €0.69	+46.0%
Average			+16.0%

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Viana do Castelo - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Ho Chi Minh City	Viana do Castelo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.55 ₫91,630	$7.80 €6.97	+119.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.55 ₫298K	$55.99 €49.99	+384.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,715.02 ₫793M	$33,056.27 €29,515.85	+7.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.80 ₫150K	$15.28 €13.65	+163.4%
Average			+120.1%

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Viana do Castelo - Cost of transportation

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pay 68.4% more for housing

	Ho Chi Minh City	Viana do Castelo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.46 ₫270K	$40.59 €36.24	+288.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$585.86 ₫15M	$825.80 €737.36	+41.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$297.81 ₫8M	$708.23 €632.38	+137.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.24 ₫2M	$64.66 €57.73	-18.4%
Average			+68.4%

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Viana do Castelo - Cost of housing

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pay 47.4% less for childcare

	Ho Chi Minh City	Viana do Castelo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$438.36 ₫11M	$447.89 €399.92	+2.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,561.82 ₫608M	$6,382.49 €5,698.91	-72.9%
Average			-47.4%

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Viana do Castelo - Cost of childcare

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pay 86.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Ho Chi Minh City	Viana do Castelo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.03 ₫26,669	$1.54 €1.37	+49.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.81 ₫46,814	$1.51 €1.35	-16.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.23 ₫31,781	$5.85 €5.22	+374.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.91 ₫668K	$54.87 €48.99	+111.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.46 ₫89,385	$8.96 €8.00	+158.6%
Average			+86.6%

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pay 1.8% more for clothing

	Ho Chi Minh City	Viana do Castelo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.59 ₫1M	$75.77 €67.65	+46.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.61 ₫893K	$35.83 €31.99	+3.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.59 ₫2M	$72.78 €64.99	-20.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.62 ₫2M	$83.98 €74.99	-11.2%
Average			+1.8%

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Viana do Castelo - Cost of clothing

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