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Ho Chi Minh City vs. Riyadh Cost of Living Summary

Ho Chi Minh City is 42.6% cheaper than Riyadh.

Restaurants: pay 58.4% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Groceries: pay 23.8% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Transportation: pay 25.8% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Housing: pay 54.9% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Childcare: pay 38.8% more in Ho Chi Minh City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 68.3% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Clothing: pay 17.7% less in Ho Chi Minh City

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

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Ho Chi Minh City vs. Riyadh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 58.4% less for restaurants

	Riyadh	Ho Chi Minh City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.99 SAR30.00	$1.92 ₫49,832	-75.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.99 SAR30.00	$4.62 ₫120K	-42.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 SAR3.28	$0.54 ₫13,905	-38.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 SAR1.18	$0.33 ₫8,590	+5.8%
Average			-58.4%

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pay 23.8% less for groceries

	Riyadh	Ho Chi Minh City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.29 SAR4.83	$1.08 ₫27,843	-16.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.27 SAR19.78	$6.05 ₫157K	+14.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.76 SAR25.39	$6.13 ₫159K	-9.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.08 SAR11.57	$1.62 ₫42,008	-47.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.34 SAR16.27	$1.64 ₫42,570	-62.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.30 SAR4.88	$1.36 ₫35,261	+4.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 SAR3.28	$0.58 ₫14,953	-33.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.13 SAR4.23	$0.72 ₫18,715	-35.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 SAR2.99	$0.58 ₫14,918	-27.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 SAR2.04	$0.54 ₫14,104	+0.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 SAR2.21	$0.53 ₫13,662	-10.5%
Average			-23.8%

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pay 25.8% less for transportation

	Riyadh	Ho Chi Minh City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.35 SAR8.82	$3.55 ₫91,950	+51.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.31 SAR140.01	$11.55 ₫299K	-69.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,642.08 SAR130K	$30,715.02 ₫795M	-11.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.12 SAR68.00	$5.80 ₫150K	-68.0%
Average			-25.8%

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pay 54.9% less for housing

	Riyadh	Ho Chi Minh City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$71.73 SAR269.20	$10.46 ₫271K	-85.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,186.87 SAR4,454.14	$585.86 ₫15M	-50.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$833.69 SAR3,128.72	$297.81 ₫8M	-64.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.86 SAR307.20	$79.24 ₫2M	-3.2%
Average			-54.9%

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pay 38.8% more for childcare

	Riyadh	Ho Chi Minh City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$530.73 SAR1,991.76	$438.36 ₫11M	-17.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,105.80 SAR37,925.40	$23,561.82 ₫610M	+133.2%
Average			+38.8%

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pay 68.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Riyadh	Ho Chi Minh City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.13 SAR8.00	$1.03 ₫26,762	-51.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.28 SAR16.07	$1.81 ₫46,978	-57.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.73 SAR29.00	$1.23 ₫31,892	-84.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$89.94 SAR337.52	$25.91 ₫671K	-71.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.32 SAR50.00	$3.46 ₫89,697	-74.0%
Average			-68.3%

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pay 17.7% less for clothing

	Riyadh	Ho Chi Minh City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.30 SAR218.78	$51.59 ₫1M	-11.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$54.26 SAR203.65	$34.61 ₫896K	-36.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.59 SAR385.02	$91.59 ₫2M	-10.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.93 SAR390.02	$94.62 ₫2M	-9.0%
Average			-17.7%

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