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Ho Chi Minh City vs. Paris Cost of Living Summary

Ho Chi Minh City is 60.1% cheaper than Paris.

Restaurants: pay 85.3% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Groceries: pay 54.8% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Transportation: pay 56.5% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Housing: pay 70.8% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Childcare: pay 35.0% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 74.7% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Clothing: pay 43.4% less in Ho Chi Minh City

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

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Paris Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 85.3% less for restaurants

	Paris	Ho Chi Minh City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €14.93	$1.89 ₫49,824	-89.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.02 €11.94	$3.79 ₫99,647	-73.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.24 €3.62	$0.49 ₫12,814	-88.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.24 €2.76	$0.31 ₫8,045	-90.6%
Average			-85.3%

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pay 54.8% less for groceries

	Paris	Ho Chi Minh City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.10 €1.79	$0.97 ₫25,576	-53.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.76 €10.87	$5.67 ₫149,159	-55.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.95 €5.07	$5.38 ₫141,624	-9.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.22 €4.45	$1.42 ₫37,278	-72.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.68 €5.69	$1.63 ₫42,831	-75.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.64 €1.40	$1.23 ₫32,371	-25.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.15 €0.98	$0.52 ₫13,652	-54.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.47 €1.25	$0.54 ₫14,320	-62.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.81 €1.55	$0.52 ₫13,683	-71.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.03	$0.50 ₫13,247	-58.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.47 €1.25	$0.54 ₫14,217	-63.1%
Average			-54.8%

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pay 56.5% less for transportation

	Paris	Ho Chi Minh City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.06 €6.87	$3.17 ₫83,392	-60.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$103.72 €88.37	$11.36 ₫298,941	-89.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,904.00 €30,590.42	$37,122.40 ₫976,541,854	+3.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.70 €23.60	$5.68 ₫149,471	-79.5%
Average			-56.5%

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pay 70.8% less for housing

	Paris	Ho Chi Minh City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.58 €32.02	$9.41 ₫247,487	-75.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,637.45 €1,395.11	$543.38 ₫14,294,119	-66.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,198.19 €1,020.87	$306.83 ₫8,071,417	-74.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$200.70 €171.00	$66.43 ₫1,747,626	-66.9%
Average			-70.8%

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pay 35.0% less for childcare

	Paris	Ho Chi Minh City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$798.13 €680.01	$263.06 ₫6,919,939	-67.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,327.34 €12,206.98	$13,892.02 ₫365,443,386	-3.0%
Average			-35.0%

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pay 74.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Paris	Ho Chi Minh City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.18 €6.97	$1.06 ₫27,901	-87.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.93 €4.20	$1.81 ₫47,728	-63.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.18 €12.94	$1.25 ₫32,884	-91.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.12 €36.73	$19.47 ₫512,230	-54.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.35 €13.93	$3.79 ₫99,647	-76.8%
Average			-74.7%

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pay 43.4% less for clothing

	Paris	Ho Chi Minh City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$118.15 €100.67	$44.83 ₫1,179,354	-62.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.25 €41.11	$29.40 ₫773,454	-39.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$123.09 €104.87	$93.29 ₫2,454,093	-24.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$152.69 €130.09	$79.23 ₫2,084,291	-48.1%
Average			-43.4%

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