Cost of living comparison

Vietnam

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Ukraine

Zaporizhzhya vs. Ho Chi Minh City Cost of Living Summary

Zaporizhzhya is 23.2% cheaper than Ho Chi Minh City.

Restaurants: pay 79.9% more in Zaporizhzhya
Groceries: pay 20.1% less in Zaporizhzhya
Transportation: pay 19.7% more in Zaporizhzhya
Housing: pay 50.2% less in Zaporizhzhya
Childcare: pay 72.9% less in Zaporizhzhya
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.8% more in Zaporizhzhya
Clothing: pay 0.7% more in Zaporizhzhya

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

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Zaporizhzhya vs. Ho Chi Minh City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 79.9% more for restaurants

	Ho Chi Minh City	Zaporizhzhya
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.92 ₫49,832	$6.69 UAH300.33	+247.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.62 ₫120K	$4.68 UAH210.23	+1.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 ₫13,905	$0.58 UAH25.84	+7.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 ₫8,590	$0.39 UAH17.42	+16.9%
Average			+79.9%

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Zaporizhzhya - Cost of restaurants

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pay 20.1% less for groceries

	Ho Chi Minh City	Zaporizhzhya
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 ₫27,843	$0.67 UAH30.14	-37.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.05 ₫157K	$3.90 UAH175.19	-35.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.13 ₫159K	$4.23 UAH190.11	-31.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.62 ₫42,008	$1.71 UAH76.99	+5.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.64 ₫42,570	$1.92 UAH86.24	+16.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 ₫35,261	$0.57 UAH25.54	-58.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 ₫14,953	$0.70 UAH31.33	+20.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 ₫18,715	$0.74 UAH33.45	+3.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 ₫14,918	$0.99 UAH44.31	+71.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 ₫14,104	$0.33 UAH14.64	-40.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 ₫13,662	$0.25 UAH11.07	-53.3%
Average			-20.1%

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Zaporizhzhya - Cost of groceries

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pay 19.7% more for transportation

	Ho Chi Minh City	Zaporizhzhya
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.55 ₫91,950	$5.99 UAH269.28	+68.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.55 ₫299K	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,715.02 ₫795M	$29,407.28 UAH1M	-4.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.80 ₫150K	$4.07 UAH182.70	-29.9%
Average			+19.7%

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pay 50.2% less for housing

	Ho Chi Minh City	Zaporizhzhya
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.46 ₫271K	$6.31 UAH283.64	-39.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$585.86 ₫15M	$206.63 UAH9,282.13	-64.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$297.81 ₫8M	$161.57 UAH7,257.92	-45.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.24 ₫2M	$73.75 UAH3,313.13	-6.9%
Average			-50.2%

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Zaporizhzhya - Cost of housing

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pay 72.9% less for childcare

	Ho Chi Minh City	Zaporizhzhya
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$438.36 ₫11M	$280.06 UAH12,580.40	-36.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,561.82 ₫610M	$2,702.70 UAH121K	-88.5%
Average			-72.9%

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pay 5.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Ho Chi Minh City	Zaporizhzhya
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.03 ₫26,762	$0.89 UAH40.04	-13.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.81 ₫46,978	$1.14 UAH51.31	-37.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.23 ₫31,892	$2.78 UAH124.94	+125.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.91 ₫671K	$29.71 UAH1,334.79	+14.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.46 ₫89,697	$4.46 UAH200.22	+28.7%
Average			+5.8%

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pay 0.7% more for clothing

	Ho Chi Minh City	Zaporizhzhya
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.59 ₫1M	$42.34 UAH1,902.08	-17.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.61 ₫896K	$40.11 UAH1,801.97	+15.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.59 ₫2M	$89.14 UAH4,004.37	-2.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.62 ₫2M	$104.97 UAH4,715.50	+10.9%
Average			+0.7%

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Zaporizhzhya - Cost of clothing

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