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Yogyakarta vs. Ho Chi Minh City Cost of Living Summary

Yogyakarta is 36.5% cheaper than Ho Chi Minh City.

Restaurants: pay 34.4% less in Yogyakarta
Groceries: pay 15.7% less in Yogyakarta
Transportation: pay 29.8% less in Yogyakarta
Housing: pay 49.6% less in Yogyakarta
Childcare: pay 81.9% less in Yogyakarta
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.3% more in Yogyakarta
Clothing: pay 3.5% less in Yogyakarta

Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, transportation, groceries, and clothing are lower in Yogyakarta.

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Yogyakarta vs. Ho Chi Minh City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 34.4% less for restaurants

	Ho Chi Minh City	Yogyakarta
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.92 ₫49,735	$1.12 IDR20,221.26	-41.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.62 ₫119K	$3.35 IDR60,663.78	-27.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 ₫13,878	$0.39 IDR7,014.25	-27.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 ₫8,573	$0.24 IDR4,336.34	-27.8%
Average			-34.4%

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pay 15.7% less for groceries

	Ho Chi Minh City	Yogyakarta
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 ₫27,789	$1.06 IDR19,210.20	-1.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.05 ₫156K	$2.79 IDR50,553.15	-53.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.13 ₫158K	$4.51 IDR81,648.87	-26.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.62 ₫41,927	$1.32 IDR23,937.93	-18.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.64 ₫42,487	$1.35 IDR24,382.82	-18.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 ₫35,193	$1.20 IDR21,669.37	-12.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 ₫14,924	$0.56 IDR10,089.44	-3.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 ₫18,679	$0.54 IDR9,783.70	-25.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 ₫14,889	$0.42 IDR7,567.08	-27.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 ₫14,077	$0.47 IDR8,582.56	-12.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 ₫13,636	$0.89 IDR16,133.25	+69.0%
Average			-15.7%

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pay 29.8% less for transportation

	Ho Chi Minh City	Yogyakarta
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.55 ₫91,772	$3.02 IDR54,732.81	-14.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.55 ₫298K	$8.72 IDR158K	-24.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,715.02 ₫794M	$15,646.07 IDR283M	-49.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.80 ₫150K	$4.53 IDR81,896.11	-22.0%
Average			-29.8%

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pay 49.6% less for housing

	Ho Chi Minh City	Yogyakarta
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.46 ₫270K	$20.49 IDR371K	+95.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$585.86 ₫15M	$214.13 IDR4M	-63.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$297.81 ₫8M	$158.32 IDR3M	-46.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.24 ₫2M	$51.81 IDR937K	-34.6%
Average			-49.6%

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pay 81.9% less for childcare

	Ho Chi Minh City	Yogyakarta
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$438.36 ₫11M	$83.82 IDR2M	-80.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,561.82 ₫609M	$4,051.21 IDR73M	-82.8%
Average			-81.9%

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pay 4.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Ho Chi Minh City	Yogyakarta
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.03 ₫26,710	$2.51 IDR45,497.84	+143.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.81 ₫46,887	$1.25 IDR22,622.54	-31.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.23 ₫31,830	$2.85 IDR51,564.22	+131.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.91 ₫670K	$20.01 IDR362K	-22.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.46 ₫89,523	$2.51 IDR45,497.84	-27.4%
Average			+4.3%

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pay 3.5% less for clothing

	Ho Chi Minh City	Yogyakarta
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.59 ₫1M	$53.78 IDR973K	+4.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.61 ₫894K	$32.58 IDR589K	-5.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.59 ₫2M	$83.82 IDR2M	-8.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.62 ₫2M	$91.27 IDR2M	-3.5%
Average			-3.5%

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Yogyakarta - Cost of clothing

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