Cost of living comparison

United States

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Vietnam

Ho Chi Minh City vs. New Rochelle Cost of Living Summary

Ho Chi Minh City is 69.7% cheaper than New Rochelle.

Restaurants: pay 83.9% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Groceries: pay 61.6% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Transportation: pay 56.0% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Housing: pay 79.7% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Childcare: pay 43.2% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 75.2% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Clothing: pay 0.1% more in Ho Chi Minh City

Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, and childcare are lower in Ho Chi Minh City.

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Ho Chi Minh City vs. New Rochelle Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 83.9% less for restaurants

	New Rochelle	Ho Chi Minh City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$25.00	$1.92 ₫49,427	-92.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.00	$4.62 ₫119K	-64.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.50	$0.54 ₫13,793	-78.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.56	$0.33 ₫8,520	-78.8%
Average			-83.9%

New Rochelle vs. Ho Chi Minh City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 61.6% less for groceries

	New Rochelle	Ho Chi Minh City
Bread 1 loaf	$4.30	$1.08 ₫27,617	-75.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.24	$6.05 ₫155K	-3.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.87	$6.13 ₫157K	+25.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.83	$1.62 ₫41,667	-72.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.26	$1.64 ₫42,224	-68.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.75	$1.36 ₫34,975	-50.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.62	$0.58 ₫14,832	-64.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.00	$0.72 ₫18,564	-63.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.41	$0.58 ₫14,797	-76.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.50	$0.54 ₫13,990	-78.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.73	$0.53 ₫13,552	-69.5%
Average			-61.6%

New Rochelle vs. Ho Chi Minh City - Cost of groceries

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pay 56.0% less for transportation

	New Rochelle	Ho Chi Minh City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.13	$3.55 ₫91,204	-13.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$130.00	$11.55 ₫297K	-91.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,458.00	$30,715.02 ₫789M	-13.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.40	$5.80 ₫149K	-70.1%
Average			-56.0%

New Rochelle vs. Ho Chi Minh City - Cost of transportation

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pay 79.7% less for housing

	New Rochelle	Ho Chi Minh City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.00	$10.46 ₫269K	-83.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,933.33	$585.86 ₫15M	-80.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,000.00	$297.81 ₫8M	-85.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$152.94	$79.24 ₫2M	-48.2%
Average			-79.7%

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pay 43.2% less for childcare

	New Rochelle	Ho Chi Minh City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,000.00	$438.36 ₫11M	-78.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,000.00	$23,561.82 ₫605M	+47.3%
Average			-43.2%

New Rochelle vs. Ho Chi Minh City - Cost of childcare

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pay 75.2% less for entertainment and sports

	New Rochelle	Ho Chi Minh City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.00	$1.03 ₫26,545	-87.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.30	$1.81 ₫46,596	-71.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.00	$1.23 ₫31,633	-91.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.00	$25.91 ₫665K	-26.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$18.00	$3.46 ₫88,969	-80.8%
Average			-75.2%

New Rochelle vs. Ho Chi Minh City - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 0.1% more for clothing

	New Rochelle	Ho Chi Minh City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.25	$51.59 ₫1M	+25.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.33	$34.61 ₫889K	-4.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.25	$91.59 ₫2M	+20.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$135.00	$94.62 ₫2M	-29.9%
Average			+0.1%

New Rochelle vs. Ho Chi Minh City - Cost of clothing

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