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United States

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Vietnam

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Overland Park Cost of Living Summary

Ho Chi Minh City is 59.5% cheaper than Overland Park.

Restaurants: pay 82.8% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Groceries: pay 44.7% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Transportation: pay 9.1% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Housing: pay 72.7% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Childcare: pay 35.6% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 73.4% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Clothing: pay 14.6% less in Ho Chi Minh City

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

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Ho Chi Minh City vs. Overland Park Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 82.8% less for restaurants

	Overland Park	Ho Chi Minh City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$23.00	$1.92 ₫49,832	-91.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00	$4.62 ₫120K	-58.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.75	$0.54 ₫13,905	-80.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00	$0.33 ₫8,590	-83.4%
Average			-82.8%

Overland Park vs. Ho Chi Minh City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 44.7% less for groceries

	Overland Park	Ho Chi Minh City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.83	$1.08 ₫27,843	-62.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.58	$6.05 ₫157K	+8.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.78	$6.13 ₫159K	+62.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.53	$1.62 ₫42,008	-54.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.07	$1.64 ₫42,570	-59.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.01	$1.36 ₫35,261	-32.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58	$0.58 ₫14,953	-0.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.58	$0.72 ₫18,715	-54.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.54	$0.58 ₫14,918	-77.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.43	$0.54 ₫14,104	-61.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.19	$0.53 ₫13,662	-55.7%
Average			-44.7%

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pay 9.1% less for transportation

	Overland Park	Ho Chi Minh City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.75	$3.55 ₫91,950	-5.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$11.55 ₫299K
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,000.00	$30,715.02 ₫795M	+9.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.94	$5.80 ₫150K	-55.2%
Average			-9.1%

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pay 72.7% less for housing

	Overland Park	Ho Chi Minh City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$47.00	$10.46 ₫271K	-77.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,675.00	$585.86 ₫15M	-65.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,575.00	$297.81 ₫8M	-81.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$197.97	$79.24 ₫2M	-60.0%
Average			-72.7%

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pay 35.6% less for childcare

	Overland Park	Ho Chi Minh City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,183.50	$438.36 ₫11M	-63.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$21,064.17	$23,561.82 ₫610M	+11.9%
Average			-35.6%

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pay 73.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Overland Park	Ho Chi Minh City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.50	$1.03 ₫26,762	-84.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.00	$1.81 ₫46,978	-69.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.00	$1.23 ₫31,892	-86.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.50	$25.91 ₫671K	-56.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.00	$3.46 ₫89,697	-71.1%
Average			-73.4%

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pay 14.6% less for clothing

	Overland Park	Ho Chi Minh City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.12	$51.59 ₫1M	+0.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.33	$34.61 ₫896K	-20.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.00	$91.59 ₫2M	-8.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$131.25	$94.62 ₫2M	-27.9%
Average			-14.6%

Overland Park vs. Ho Chi Minh City - Cost of clothing

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