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Vietnam

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Chile

Vina Del Mar vs. Ho Chi Minh City Cost of Living Summary

Vina Del Mar is 18.5% more expensive than Ho Chi Minh City.

Restaurants: pay 2.8 times more in Vina Del Mar
Groceries: pay 3.6% more in Vina Del Mar
Transportation: pay 40.5% more in Vina Del Mar
Housing: pay 2.1% less in Vina Del Mar
Childcare: pay 49.9% less in Vina Del Mar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Vina Del Mar
Clothing: pay 17.9% less in Vina Del Mar

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

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Vina Del Mar vs. Ho Chi Minh City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vina Del Mar instead of Ho Chi Minh City, you would:

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pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

	Ho Chi Minh City	Vina Del Mar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.92 ₫49,735	$8.19 CLF0.2100	+325.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.62 ₫119K	$7.67 CLF0.1900	+66.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 ₫13,878	$1.40 CLF0.0400	+161.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 ₫8,573	$1.07 CLF0.0300	+221.9%
Average			+183.5%

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Vina Del Mar - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.6% more for groceries

	Ho Chi Minh City	Vina Del Mar
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 ₫27,789	$1.22 CLF0.0300	+13.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.05 ₫156K	$4.82 CLF0.1200	-20.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.13 ₫158K	$4.89 CLF0.1200	-20.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.62 ₫41,927	$3.61 CLF0.0900	+122.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.64 ₫42,487	$2.32 CLF0.0600	+41.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 ₫35,193	$0.68 CLF0.0200	-50.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 ₫14,924	$0.80 CLF0.0200	+39.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 ₫18,679	$0.57 CLF0.0100	-20.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 ₫14,889	$0.50 CLF0.0100	-14.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 ₫14,077	$0.70 CLF0.0200	+27.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 ₫13,636	$0.57 CLF0.0100	+7.1%
Average			+3.6%

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Vina Del Mar - Cost of groceries

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pay 40.5% more for transportation

	Ho Chi Minh City	Vina Del Mar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.55 ₫91,772	$5.04 CLF0.1300	+42.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.55 ₫298K	$38.88 CLF0.9800	+236.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,715.02 ₫794M	$18,418.47 CLF464.3700	-40.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.80 ₫150K	$11.36 CLF0.2900	+95.7%
Average			+40.5%

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pay 2.1% less for housing

	Ho Chi Minh City	Vina Del Mar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.46 ₫270K	$17.65 CLF0.4500	+68.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$585.86 ₫15M	$462.17 CLF11.6500	-21.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$297.81 ₫8M	$328.29 CLF8.2800	+10.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.24 ₫2M	$83.85 CLF2.1100	+5.8%
Average			-2.1%

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Vina Del Mar - Cost of housing

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pay 49.9% less for childcare

	Ho Chi Minh City	Vina Del Mar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$438.36 ₫11M	$506.51 CLF12.7700	+15.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,561.82 ₫609M	$5,116.24 CLF128.9900	-78.3%
Average			-49.9%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Ho Chi Minh City	Vina Del Mar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.03 ₫26,710	$3.58 CLF0.0900	+246.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.81 ₫46,887	$3.53 CLF0.0900	+94.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.23 ₫31,830	$4.91 CLF0.1200	+298.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.91 ₫670K	$43.49 CLF1.1000	+67.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.46 ₫89,523	$6.14 CLF0.1500	+77.2%
Average			+120.9%

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pay 17.9% less for clothing

	Ho Chi Minh City	Vina Del Mar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.59 ₫1M	$43.18 CLF1.0900	-16.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.61 ₫894K	$33.26 CLF0.8400	-3.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.59 ₫2M	$56.28 CLF1.4200	-38.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.62 ₫2M	$86.98 CLF2.1900	-8.1%
Average			-17.9%

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Vina Del Mar - Cost of clothing

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