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Vietnam

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Portugal

Vila Nova De Gaia vs. Ho Chi Minh City Cost of Living Summary

Vila Nova De Gaia is 85.4% more expensive than Ho Chi Minh City.

Restaurants: pay 4.4 times more in Vila Nova De Gaia
Groceries: pay 36.2% more in Vila Nova De Gaia
Transportation: pay 98.5% more in Vila Nova De Gaia
Housing: pay 91.9% more in Vila Nova De Gaia
Childcare: pay 22.6% less in Vila Nova De Gaia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in Vila Nova De Gaia
Clothing: pay 24.5% more in Vila Nova De Gaia

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, groceries, and clothing in Vila Nova De Gaia are more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh City. Notably, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Vila Nova De Gaia.

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Vila Nova De Gaia vs. Ho Chi Minh City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vila Nova De Gaia instead of Ho Chi Minh City, you would:

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pay 4.4 times more for restaurants

	Ho Chi Minh City	Vila Nova De Gaia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.92 ₫49,832	$13.44 €11.96	+598.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.62 ₫120K	$11.20 €9.97	+142.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 ₫13,905	$2.02 €1.79	+275.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 ₫8,590	$1.55 €1.38	+368.3%
Average			+335.4%

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Vila Nova De Gaia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 36.2% more for groceries

	Ho Chi Minh City	Vila Nova De Gaia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 ₫27,843	$1.65 €1.47	+53.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.05 ₫157K	$5.90 €5.25	-2.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.13 ₫159K	$4.24 €3.77	-30.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.62 ₫42,008	$3.68 €3.28	+127.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.64 ₫42,570	$3.44 €3.06	+109.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 ₫35,261	$1.06 €0.95	-21.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 ₫14,953	$0.74 €0.66	+27.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 ₫18,715	$0.88 €0.78	+22.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 ₫14,918	$1.14 €1.02	+98.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 ₫14,104	$0.79 €0.70	+45.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 ₫13,662	$0.92 €0.81	+73.5%
Average			+36.2%

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Vila Nova De Gaia - Cost of groceries

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pay 98.5% more for transportation

	Ho Chi Minh City	Vila Nova De Gaia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.55 ₫91,950	$8.26 €7.35	+132.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.55 ₫299K	$38.07 €33.88	+229.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,715.02 ₫795M	$33,640.22 €29,941.00	+9.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.80 ₫150K	$11.09 €9.87	+91.0%
Average			+98.5%

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Vila Nova De Gaia - Cost of transportation

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pay 91.9% more for housing

	Ho Chi Minh City	Vila Nova De Gaia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.46 ₫271K	$36.50 €32.49	+248.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$585.86 ₫15M	$895.79 €797.28	+52.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$297.81 ₫8M	$718.50 €639.49	+141.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.24 ₫2M	$124.10 €110.45	+56.6%
Average			+91.9%

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pay 22.6% less for childcare

	Ho Chi Minh City	Vila Nova De Gaia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$438.36 ₫11M	$575.48 €512.20	+31.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,561.82 ₫610M	$10,749.46 €9,567.41	-54.4%
Average			-22.6%

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Ho Chi Minh City	Vila Nova De Gaia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.03 ₫26,762	$2.24 €1.99	+116.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.81 ₫46,978	$1.97 €1.75	+8.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.23 ₫31,892	$6.61 €5.88	+436.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.91 ₫671K	$115.33 €102.65	+345.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.46 ₫89,697	$8.40 €7.47	+142.4%
Average			+154.5%

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pay 24.5% more for clothing

	Ho Chi Minh City	Vila Nova De Gaia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.59 ₫1M	$103.58 €92.19	+100.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.61 ₫896K	$33.26 €29.61	-3.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.59 ₫2M	$92.20 €82.06	+0.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.62 ₫2M	$116.91 €104.05	+23.6%
Average			+24.5%

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Vila Nova De Gaia - Cost of clothing

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