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Brazil

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Vietnam

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Rio De Janeiro Cost of Living Summary

Ho Chi Minh City is 33.6% cheaper than Rio De Janeiro.

Restaurants: pay 69.1% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Groceries: pay 11.5% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Transportation: pay 35.9% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Housing: pay 38.5% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Childcare: pay 15.2% more in Ho Chi Minh City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.7% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Clothing: pay 10.7% more in Ho Chi Minh City

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

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Ho Chi Minh City vs. Rio De Janeiro Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ho Chi Minh City instead of Rio De Janeiro, you would:

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pay 69.1% less for restaurants

	Rio De Janeiro	Ho Chi Minh City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.95 R$50.39	$1.92 ₫49,832	-80.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.46 R$42.84	$4.62 ₫120K	-45.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 R$8.06	$0.54 ₫13,905	-66.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 R$5.26	$0.33 ₫8,590	-68.0%
Average			-69.1%

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pay 11.5% less for groceries

	Rio De Janeiro	Ho Chi Minh City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.08 R$10.53	$1.08 ₫27,843	-48.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.43 R$27.47	$6.05 ₫157K	+11.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.35 R$22.04	$6.13 ₫159K	+40.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 R$11.72	$1.62 ₫42,008	-29.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.00 R$10.15	$1.64 ₫42,570	-18.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.29 R$6.53	$1.36 ₫35,261	+5.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 R$4.09	$0.58 ₫14,953	-28.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 R$3.70	$0.72 ₫18,715	-1.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 R$4.20	$0.58 ₫14,918	-30.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 R$2.83	$0.54 ₫14,104	-2.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 R$2.40	$0.53 ₫13,662	+11.1%
Average			-11.5%

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pay 35.9% less for transportation

	Rio De Janeiro	Ho Chi Minh City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.98 R$25.19	$3.55 ₫91,950	-28.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$50.77 R$257.01	$11.55 ₫299K	-77.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,669.59 R$120K	$30,715.02 ₫795M	+29.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.21 R$41.57	$5.80 ₫150K	-29.3%
Average			-35.9%

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pay 38.5% less for housing

	Rio De Janeiro	Ho Chi Minh City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.76 R$115.23	$10.46 ₫271K	-54.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$909.17 R$4,602.67	$585.86 ₫15M	-35.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$533.31 R$2,699.87	$297.81 ₫8M	-44.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$102.28 R$517.78	$79.24 ₫2M	-22.5%
Average			-38.5%

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pay 15.2% more for childcare

	Rio De Janeiro	Ho Chi Minh City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$594.40 R$3,009.15	$438.36 ₫11M	-26.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,090.04 R$66,268.35	$23,561.82 ₫610M	+80.0%
Average			+15.2%

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pay 42.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Rio De Janeiro	Ho Chi Minh City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.39 R$12.09	$1.03 ₫26,762	-56.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.33 R$11.78	$1.81 ₫46,978	-22.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.96 R$14.99	$1.23 ₫31,892	-58.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.84 R$156.14	$25.91 ₫671K	-16.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.96 R$40.32	$3.46 ₫89,697	-56.5%
Average			-42.7%

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pay 10.7% more for clothing

	Rio De Janeiro	Ho Chi Minh City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.81 R$211.66	$51.59 ₫1M	+23.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.05 R$248.31	$34.61 ₫896K	-29.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.57 R$377.50	$91.59 ₫2M	+22.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.45 R$341.49	$94.62 ₫2M	+40.3%
Average			+10.7%

Rio De Janeiro vs. Ho Chi Minh City - Cost of clothing

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