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Ho Chi Minh City vs. Hurghada Cost of Living Summary

Ho Chi Minh City is 2.0 times more expensive than Hurghada.

Restaurants: pay 27.7% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Ho Chi Minh City
Transportation: pay 65.8% more in Ho Chi Minh City
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Ho Chi Minh City
Childcare: pay 13.2 times more in Ho Chi Minh City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.6% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Ho Chi Minh City

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

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Ho Chi Minh City vs. Hurghada Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.7% less for restaurants

	Hurghada	Ho Chi Minh City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.92 EGP215.64	$1.92 ₫49,735	-50.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.73 EGP315.58	$4.62 ₫119K	-19.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 EGP27.31	$0.54 ₫13,878	+8.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.18 EGP9.74	$0.33 ₫8,573	+87.6%
Average			-27.7%

Hurghada vs. Ho Chi Minh City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Hurghada	Ho Chi Minh City
Bread 1 loaf	$0.79 EGP43.68	$1.08 ₫27,789	+35.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.61 EGP88.61	$6.05 ₫156K	+276.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.62 EGP199.31	$6.13 ₫158K	+69.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.91 EGP105.31	$1.62 ₫41,927	-15.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.60 EGP142.94	$1.64 ₫42,487	-36.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.66 EGP36.42	$1.36 ₫35,193	+105.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.23 EGP12.58	$0.58 ₫14,924	+152.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP10.66	$0.72 ₫18,679	+273.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.18 EGP10.14	$0.58 ₫14,889	+213.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.15 EGP8.17	$0.54 ₫14,077	+267.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.17 EGP9.64	$0.53 ₫13,636	+201.5%
Average			+107.9%

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pay 65.8% more for transportation

	Hurghada	Ho Chi Minh City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.68 EGP92.58	$3.55 ₫91,772	+111.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$5.73 EGP315.58	$11.55 ₫298K	+101.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,276.12 EGP2M	$30,715.02 ₫794M	-4.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.52 EGP138.85	$5.80 ₫150K	+130.2%
Average			+65.8%

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Hurghada	Ho Chi Minh City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.37 EGP516.12	$10.46 ₫270K	+11.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$215.38 EGP11,862.98	$585.86 ₫15M	+172.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$118.86 EGP6,546.55	$297.81 ₫8M	+150.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.34 EGP1,065.18	$79.24 ₫2M	+309.7%
Average			+167.7%

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pay 13.2 times more for childcare

	Hurghada	Ho Chi Minh City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$99.72 EGP5,492.69	$438.36 ₫11M	+339.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$598.34 EGP32,956.14	$23,561.82 ₫609M	+3837.9%
Average			+1215.7%

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pay 18.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Hurghada	Ho Chi Minh City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.91 EGP105.19	$1.03 ₫26,710	-45.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.99 EGP109.40	$1.81 ₫46,887	-8.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.20 EGP120.97	$1.23 ₫31,830	-43.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.00 EGP1,487.18	$25.91 ₫670K	-4.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.43 EGP188.75	$3.46 ₫89,523	+1.1%
Average			-18.6%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Hurghada	Ho Chi Minh City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.29 EGP1,117.72	$51.59 ₫1M	+154.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.42 EGP1,840.86	$34.61 ₫894K	+3.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$91.59 ₫2M
Men's business shoes (leather)	$28.65 EGP1,577.88	$94.62 ₫2M	+230.3%
Average			+105.6%

Hurghada vs. Ho Chi Minh City - Cost of clothing

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