Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 14.8% cheaper than Ho Chi Minh City.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Ho Chi Minh City, you would:
pay 2.1% more for restaurants
|
Ho Chi Minh City
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.97
₫50,032
|
$1.84
₫46,748
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.32
₫110,070
|
$4.33
₫110,261
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
₫13,185
|
$0.55
₫13,956
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
₫8,057
|
$0.34
₫8,778
|
|
pay 9.1% less for groceries
|
Ho Chi Minh City
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
₫27,900
|
$0.88
₫22,491
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
₫145,063
|
$6.02
₫153,160
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.72
₫145,515
|
$5.38
₫137,049
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.53
₫38,905
|
$1.49
₫37,952
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.67
₫42,629
|
$1.52
₫38,622
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
₫38,405
|
$1.26
₫32,196
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,255
|
$0.44
₫11,198
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
₫15,494
|
$0.63
₫16,144
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫13,222
|
$0.42
₫10,618
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
₫14,935
|
$0.49
₫12,569
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
₫14,320
|
$0.49
₫12,526
|
|
pay 10.7% less for transportation
|
Ho Chi Minh City
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.54
₫90,011
|
$3.48
₫88,567
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.81
₫275,175
|
$6.87
₫174,795
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,553.64
₫930,591,829
|
$34,303.88
₫873,316,784
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.62
₫143,096
|
$5.70
₫145,060
|
|
pay 27.3% less for housing
|
Ho Chi Minh City
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.20
₫259,689
|
$8.95
₫227,977
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$528.29
₫13,449,462
|
$304.25
₫7,745,581
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$306.13
₫7,793,552
|
$210.52
₫5,359,540
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.07
₫1,427,416
|
$43.00
₫1,094,795
|
|
pay 25.2% less for childcare
|
Ho Chi Minh City
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$298.26
₫7,593,064
|
$212.34
₫5,405,726
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,288.19
₫389,210,636
|
$11,971.85
₫304,782,280
|
|
pay 15.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ho Chi Minh City
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.18
₫30,019
|
$0.89
₫22,694
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
₫48,078
|
$1.56
₫39,807
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.18
₫30,019
|
$1.19
₫30,183
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.59
₫651,379
|
$22.79
₫580,254
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.72
₫120,076
|
$3.60
₫91,603
|
|
pay 18.4% less for clothing
|
Ho Chi Minh City
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.17
₫971,671
|
$28.72
₫731,284
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.07
₫739,944
|
$23.06
₫587,124
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.81
₫2,617,454
|
$81.55
₫2,076,090
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.17
₫2,524,683
|
$91.83
₫2,337,939
|
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