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Vietnam

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Mumbai Cost of Living Summary

Ho Chi Minh City is 25.7% more expensive than Mumbai.

Restaurants: pay 25.1% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Groceries: pay 95.3% more in Ho Chi Minh City
Transportation: pay 49.2% more in Ho Chi Minh City
Housing: pay 1.1% more in Ho Chi Minh City
Childcare: pay 4.2 times more in Ho Chi Minh City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.9% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Clothing: pay 42.9% more in Ho Chi Minh City

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

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Ho Chi Minh City vs. Mumbai Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 25.1% less for restaurants

	Mumbai	Ho Chi Minh City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.17 ₹490.73	$1.92 ₫49,832	-62.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.13 ₹392.58	$4.62 ₫120K	+11.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 ₹35.91	$0.54 ₫13,905	+42.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.15 ₹13.88	$0.33 ₫8,590	+127.0%
Average			-25.1%

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pay 95.3% more for groceries

	Mumbai	Ho Chi Minh City
Bread 1 loaf	$0.51 ₹48.68	$1.08 ₫27,843	+109.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.74 ₹259.73	$6.05 ₫157K	+121.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.71 ₹257.63	$6.13 ₫159K	+125.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$0.97 ₹92.50	$1.62 ₫42,008	+66.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.65 ₹156.90	$1.64 ₫42,570	-0.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 ₹93.37	$1.36 ₫35,261	+38.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.32 ₹30.72	$0.58 ₫14,953	+78.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.56 ₹52.91	$0.72 ₫18,715	+29.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 ₹20.53	$0.58 ₫14,918	+166.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.16 ₹15.10	$0.54 ₫14,104	+242.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.17 ₹16.21	$0.53 ₫13,662	+209.1%
Average			+95.3%

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pay 49.2% more for transportation

	Mumbai	Ho Chi Minh City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 ₹399.95	$3.55 ₫91,950	-15.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$5.43 ₹515.27	$11.55 ₫299K	+112.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,890.72 ₹2M	$30,715.02 ₫795M	+93.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.80 ₹265.48	$5.80 ₫150K	+107.5%
Average			+49.2%

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pay 1.1% more for housing

	Mumbai	Ho Chi Minh City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.95 ₹849.79	$10.46 ₫271K	+16.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$605.75 ₹57,521.94	$585.86 ₫15M	-3.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$349.34 ₹33,173.26	$297.81 ₫8M	-14.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.42 ₹4,408.35	$79.24 ₫2M	+70.7%
Average			+1.1%

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pay 4.2 times more for childcare

	Mumbai	Ho Chi Minh City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$115.57 ₹10,974.94	$438.36 ₫11M	+279.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,976.16 ₹473K	$23,561.82 ₫610M	+373.5%
Average			+323.8%

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pay 36.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Mumbai	Ho Chi Minh City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.58 ₹245.36	$1.03 ₫26,762	-60.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.66 ₹252.78	$1.81 ₫46,978	-31.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.96 ₹471.10	$1.23 ₫31,892	-75.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.16 ₹2,484.31	$25.91 ₫671K	-1.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.39 ₹417.12	$3.46 ₫89,697	-21.1%
Average			-36.9%

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pay 42.9% more for clothing

	Mumbai	Ho Chi Minh City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.06 ₹3,424.72	$51.59 ₫1M	+43.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.40 ₹3,741.03	$34.61 ₫896K	-12.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$55.04 ₹5,226.26	$91.59 ₫2M	+66.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$47.46 ₹4,506.96	$94.62 ₫2M	+99.4%
Average			+42.9%

Mumbai vs. Ho Chi Minh City - Cost of clothing

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