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Philippines

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Vietnam

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Olongapo Cost of Living Summary

Ho Chi Minh City is 68.5% more expensive than Olongapo.

Restaurants: pay 14.6% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Groceries: pay 15.9% more in Ho Chi Minh City
Transportation: pay 18.5% more in Ho Chi Minh City
Housing: pay 3.1 times more in Ho Chi Minh City
Childcare: pay 3.5 times more in Ho Chi Minh City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.1% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Clothing: pay 61.8% more in Ho Chi Minh City

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

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Ho Chi Minh City vs. Olongapo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 14.6% less for restaurants

	Olongapo	Ho Chi Minh City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.98 ₱253.52	$1.92 ₫49,735	-51.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.81 ₱178.48	$4.62 ₫119K	+64.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 ₱36.76	$0.54 ₫13,878	-7.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 ₱20.66	$0.33 ₫8,573	+2.1%
Average			-14.6%

Olongapo vs. Ho Chi Minh City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 15.9% more for groceries

	Olongapo	Ho Chi Minh City
Bread 1 loaf	$0.40 ₱25.35	$1.08 ₫27,789	+169.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.55 ₱162.25	$6.05 ₫156K	+137.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.25 ₱397.30	$6.13 ₫158K	-1.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.91 ₱121.69	$1.62 ₫41,927	-15.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.16 ₱73.60	$1.64 ₫42,487	+42.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 ₱65.32	$1.36 ₫35,193	+32.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.43 ₱27.60	$0.58 ₫14,924	+33.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.07 ₱68.31	$0.72 ₫18,679	-32.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 ₱30.36	$0.58 ₫14,889	+20.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 ₱49.33	$0.54 ₫14,077	-29.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.80 ₱50.60	$0.53 ₫13,636	-33.7%
Average			+15.9%

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pay 18.5% more for transportation

	Olongapo	Ho Chi Minh City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.19 ₱266.60	$3.55 ₫91,772	-15.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$11.55 ₫298K
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,359.52 ₱1M	$30,715.02 ₫794M	+43.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.71 ₱172.39	$5.80 ₫150K	+114.1%
Average			+18.5%

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pay 3.1 times more for housing

	Olongapo	Ho Chi Minh City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.43 ₱1,490.68	$10.46 ₫270K	-55.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$111.58 ₱7,098.47	$585.86 ₫15M	+425.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$79.70 ₱5,070.33	$297.81 ₫8M	+273.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$97.51 ₱6,203.70	$79.24 ₫2M	-18.7%
Average			+206.2%

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pay 3.5 times more for childcare

	Olongapo	Ho Chi Minh City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$79.70 ₱5,070.33	$438.36 ₫11M	+450.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,740.43 ₱683K	$23,561.82 ₫609M	+119.4%
Average			+247.4%

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pay 6.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Olongapo	Ho Chi Minh City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 ₱63.38	$1.03 ₫26,710	+3.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.81 ₱115.35	$1.81 ₫46,887	+0.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.95 ₱187.60	$1.23 ₫31,830	-58.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$19.13 ₱1,216.88	$25.91 ₫670K	+35.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.38 ₱278.87	$3.46 ₫89,523	-21.0%
Average			-6.1%

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pay 61.8% more for clothing

	Olongapo	Ho Chi Minh City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$28.89 ₱1,838.00	$51.59 ₫1M	+78.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.53 ₱1,242.23	$34.61 ₫894K	+77.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.73 ₱4,563.30	$91.59 ₫2M	+27.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.79 ₱3,549.23	$94.62 ₫2M	+69.6%
Average			+61.8%

Olongapo vs. Ho Chi Minh City - Cost of clothing

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