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Ho Chi Minh City vs. Rancho Cucamonga Cost of Living Summary

Ho Chi Minh City is 68.6% cheaper than Rancho Cucamonga.

Restaurants: pay 85.9% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Groceries: pay 57.1% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Transportation: pay 50.4% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Housing: pay 78.2% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Childcare: pay 56.2% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 70.5% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Clothing: pay 18.4% less in Ho Chi Minh City

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

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Ho Chi Minh City vs. Rancho Cucamonga Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 85.9% less for restaurants

	Rancho Cucamonga	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	$16.00	$4.62 ₫119K	-71.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.10	$0.54 ₫13,793	-82.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.38	$0.33 ₫8,520	-86.0%
Average			-85.9%

Rancho Cucamonga vs. Ho Chi Minh City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 57.1% less for groceries

	Rancho Cucamonga	Ho Chi Minh City
Bread 1 loaf	$4.13	$1.08 ₫27,617	-74.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.48	$6.05 ₫155K	-6.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75	$6.13 ₫157K	+29.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.69	$1.62 ₫41,667	-65.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.00	$1.64 ₫42,224	-67.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.25	$1.36 ₫34,975	-39.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.12	$0.58 ₫14,832	-48.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.50	$0.72 ₫18,564	-71.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.54	$0.58 ₫14,797	-77.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.67	$0.54 ₫13,990	-67.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.41	$0.53 ₫13,552	-62.6%
Average			-57.1%

Rancho Cucamonga vs. Ho Chi Minh City - Cost of groceries

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pay 50.4% less for transportation

	Rancho Cucamonga	Ho Chi Minh City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.65	$3.55 ₫91,204	-37.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$60.00	$11.55 ₫297K	-80.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,998.00	$30,715.02 ₫789M	-17.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$5.80 ₫149K
Average			-50.4%

Rancho Cucamonga vs. Ho Chi Minh City - Cost of transportation

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pay 78.2% less for housing

	Rancho Cucamonga	Ho Chi Minh City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$73.00	$10.46 ₫269K	-85.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,466.67	$585.86 ₫15M	-76.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,900.00	$297.81 ₫8M	-84.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$166.32	$79.24 ₫2M	-52.4%
Average			-78.2%

Rancho Cucamonga vs. Ho Chi Minh City - Cost of housing

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pay 56.2% less for childcare

	Rancho Cucamonga	Ho Chi Minh City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,000.00	$438.36 ₫11M	-56.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$23,561.82 ₫605M
Average			-56.2%

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pay 70.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Rancho Cucamonga	Ho Chi Minh City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.50	$1.03 ₫26,545	-86.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.75	$1.81 ₫46,596	-68.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.71	$1.23 ₫31,633	-89.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.00	$25.91 ₫665K	+12.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.00	$3.46 ₫88,969	-79.6%
Average			-70.5%

Rancho Cucamonga vs. Ho Chi Minh City - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 18.4% less for clothing

	Rancho Cucamonga	Ho Chi Minh City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.50	$51.59 ₫1M	-10.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.00	$34.61 ₫889K	-13.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.75	$91.59 ₫2M	-12.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$145.00	$94.62 ₫2M	-34.7%
Average			-18.4%

Rancho Cucamonga vs. Ho Chi Minh City - Cost of clothing

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