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Ho Chi Minh City vs. Ko Phan Ghan Cost of Living Summary

Ho Chi Minh City is 19.9% cheaper than Ko Phan Ghan.

Restaurants: pay 42.9% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Groceries: pay 10.9% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Transportation: pay 17.8% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Housing: pay 22.3% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Childcare: pay 87.9% more in Ho Chi Minh City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.6% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Clothing: pay 0.5% more in Ho Chi Minh City

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

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Ho Chi Minh City vs. Ko Phan Ghan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ho Chi Minh City instead of Ko Phan Ghan, you would:

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pay 42.9% less for restaurants

	Ko Phan Ghan	Ho Chi Minh City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.57 THB118.59	$1.92 ₫49,832	-46.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.02 THB266.83	$4.62 ₫120K	-42.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 THB30.54	$0.54 ₫13,905	-41.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 THB15.87	$0.33 ₫8,590	-30.5%
Average			-42.9%

Ko Phan Ghan vs. Ho Chi Minh City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 10.9% less for groceries

	Ko Phan Ghan	Ho Chi Minh City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.19 THB39.53	$1.08 ₫27,843	-9.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.70 THB322.52	$6.05 ₫157K	-37.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.39 THB212.60	$6.13 ₫159K	-4.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.13 THB70.84	$1.62 ₫42,008	-23.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.08 THB35.86	$1.64 ₫42,570	+52.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 THB43.97	$1.36 ₫35,261	+3.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.40 THB13.45	$0.58 ₫14,953	+42.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB33.84	$0.72 ₫18,715	-29.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 THB31.38	$0.58 ₫14,918	-38.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 THB22.39	$0.54 ₫14,104	-19.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.61 THB20.32	$0.53 ₫13,662	-13.6%
Average			-10.9%

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pay 17.8% less for transportation

	Ko Phan Ghan	Ho Chi Minh City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.13 THB170.60	$3.55 ₫91,950	-30.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$11.55 ₫299K
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,143.40 THB870K	$30,715.02 ₫795M	+17.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.29 THB375.54	$5.80 ₫150K	-48.6%
Average			-17.8%

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pay 22.3% less for housing

	Ko Phan Ghan	Ho Chi Minh City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.15 THB570.48	$10.46 ₫271K	-39.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$609.02 THB20,259.21	$585.86 ₫15M	-3.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$631.30 THB21,000.40	$297.81 ₫8M	-52.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.92 THB1,461.07	$79.24 ₫2M	+80.4%
Average			-22.3%

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pay 87.9% more for childcare

	Ko Phan Ghan	Ho Chi Minh City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$505.04 THB16,800.32	$438.36 ₫11M	-13.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,793.14 THB193K	$23,561.82 ₫610M	+306.7%
Average			+87.9%

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pay 50.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Ko Phan Ghan	Ho Chi Minh City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.53 THB84.00	$1.03 ₫26,762	-59.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.77 THB92.07	$1.81 ₫46,978	-34.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 THB69.18	$1.23 ₫31,892	-40.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$56.45 THB1,877.68	$25.91 ₫671K	-54.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB252.00	$3.46 ₫89,697	-54.3%
Average			-50.6%

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pay 0.5% more for clothing

	Ko Phan Ghan	Ho Chi Minh City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.94 THB2,093.63	$51.59 ₫1M	-18.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.69 THB954.49	$34.61 ₫896K	+20.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.68 THB3,182.71	$91.59 ₫2M	-4.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.87 THB2,922.95	$94.62 ₫2M	+7.7%
Average			+0.5%

Ko Phan Ghan vs. Ho Chi Minh City - Cost of clothing

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