Cost of living comparison

Vietnam

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Burma

Yangon vs. Ho Chi Minh City Cost of Living Summary

Yangon is 4.8% more expensive than Ho Chi Minh City.

Restaurants: pay 7.6% more in Yangon
Groceries: pay 32.5% more in Yangon
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Yangon
Housing: pay 35.6% less in Yangon
Childcare: pay 8.4% less in Yangon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.5% less in Yangon
Clothing: pay 48.5% more in Yangon

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

Yangon vs. Ho Chi Minh City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.6% more for restaurants

	Ho Chi Minh City	Yangon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.92 ₫49,735	$2.56 MMK5,376	+33.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.62 ₫119K	$3.00 MMK6,300	-35.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 ₫13,878	$0.74 MMK1,551	+37.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 ₫8,573	$0.63 MMK1,316	+88.9%
Average			+7.6%

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Yangon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 32.5% more for groceries

	Ho Chi Minh City	Yangon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 ₫27,789	$1.16 MMK2,426	+7.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.05 ₫156K	$3.22 MMK6,760	-46.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.13 ₫158K	$6.49 MMK13,620	+5.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.62 ₫41,927	$1.86 MMK3,912	+14.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.64 ₫42,487	$2.10 MMK4,413	+27.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 ₫35,193	$2.07 MMK4,354	+52.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 ₫14,924	$0.50 MMK1,050	-13.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 ₫18,679	$1.87 MMK3,937	+159.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 ₫14,889	$1.41 MMK2,953	+144.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 ₫14,077	$1.15 MMK2,421	+111.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 ₫13,636	$0.74 MMK1,562	+41.0%
Average			+32.5%

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Ho Chi Minh City	Yangon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.55 ₫91,772	$34.52 MMK72,482	+872.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.55 ₫298K	$11.83 MMK24,840	+2.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,715.02 ₫794M	$30,000.00 MMK63M	-2.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.80 ₫150K	$9.00 MMK18,900	+55.1%
Average			+131.4%

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pay 35.6% less for housing

	Ho Chi Minh City	Yangon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.46 ₫270K	$18.72 MMK39,315	+79.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$585.86 ₫15M	$363.80 MMK764K	-37.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$297.81 ₫8M	$196.13 MMK412K	-34.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.24 ₫2M	$37.83 MMK79,431	-52.3%
Average			-35.6%

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pay 8.4% less for childcare

	Ho Chi Minh City	Yangon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$438.36 ₫11M	$501.92 MMK1M	+14.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,561.82 ₫609M	$17,259.40 MMK36M	-26.7%
Average			-8.4%

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pay 13.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Ho Chi Minh City	Yangon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.03 ₫26,710	$1.00 MMK2,100	-3.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.81 ₫46,887	$1.68 MMK3,531	-7.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.23 ₫31,830	$1.64 MMK3,442	+33.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.91 ₫670K	$19.52 MMK40,998	-24.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.46 ₫89,523	$2.50 MMK5,250	-27.8%
Average			-13.5%

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pay 48.5% more for clothing

	Ho Chi Minh City	Yangon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.59 ₫1M	$89.36 MMK188K	+73.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.61 ₫894K	$64.37 MMK135K	+86.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.59 ₫2M	$100.83 MMK212K	+10.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.62 ₫2M	$129.71 MMK272K	+37.1%
Average			+48.5%

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Yangon - Cost of clothing

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