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Ho Chi Minh City vs. Saint Peter Port Cost of Living Summary

Ho Chi Minh City is 67.6% cheaper than Saint Peter Port.

Restaurants: pay 81.7% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Groceries: pay 55.4% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Transportation: pay 53.3% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Housing: pay 77.5% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Childcare: pay 50.1% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 75.5% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Clothing: pay 16.4% less in Ho Chi Minh City

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

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Saint Peter Port Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ho Chi Minh City instead of Saint Peter Port, you would:

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pay 81.7% less for restaurants

	Saint Peter Port	Ho Chi Minh City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.48 £15.37	$1.92 ₫49,832	-90.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.88 £7.41	$4.62 ₫120K	-53.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.87 £2.15	$0.54 ₫13,905	-81.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.42 £1.82	$0.33 ₫8,590	-86.3%
Average			-81.7%

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pay 55.4% less for groceries

	Saint Peter Port	Ho Chi Minh City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.14 £1.61	$1.08 ₫27,843	-49.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.53 £5.65	$6.05 ₫157K	-19.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.14 £6.86	$6.13 ₫159K	-33.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.90 £4.42	$1.62 ₫42,008	-72.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.59 £4.20	$1.64 ₫42,570	-70.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.15 £1.61	$1.36 ₫35,261	-36.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 £0.79	$0.58 ₫14,953	-44.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.96 £2.22	$0.72 ₫18,715	-75.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.58 £1.19	$0.58 ₫14,918	-63.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 £0.97	$0.54 ₫14,104	-58.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.10 £0.82	$0.53 ₫13,662	-52.0%
Average			-55.4%

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pay 53.3% less for transportation

	Saint Peter Port	Ho Chi Minh City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.12 £6.09	$3.55 ₫91,950	-56.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.02 £26.27	$11.55 ₫299K	-67.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,678.80 £26,769.80	$30,715.02 ₫795M	-13.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.80 £19.36	$5.80 ₫150K	-77.5%
Average			-53.3%

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pay 77.5% less for housing

	Saint Peter Port	Ho Chi Minh City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.83 £41.89	$10.46 ₫271K	-81.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,362.07 £1,772.26	$585.86 ₫15M	-75.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,262.96 £1,697.90	$297.81 ₫8M	-86.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$103.58 £77.71	$79.24 ₫2M	-23.5%
Average			-77.5%

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pay 50.1% less for childcare

	Saint Peter Port	Ho Chi Minh City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,092.28 £1,569.83	$438.36 ₫11M	-79.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$19,821.55 £14,872.11	$23,561.82 ₫610M	+18.9%
Average			-50.1%

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pay 75.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Saint Peter Port	Ho Chi Minh City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.94 £5.21	$1.03 ₫26,762	-85.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.82 £3.62	$1.81 ₫46,978	-62.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$17.18 £12.89	$1.23 ₫31,892	-92.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$73.34 £55.03	$25.91 ₫671K	-64.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.89 £8.92	$3.46 ₫89,697	-70.9%
Average			-75.5%

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pay 16.4% less for clothing

	Saint Peter Port	Ho Chi Minh City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$102.41 £76.84	$51.59 ₫1M	-49.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.73 £22.31	$34.61 ₫896K	+16.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$116.73 £87.58	$91.59 ₫2M	-21.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.20 £66.92	$94.62 ₫2M	+6.1%
Average			-16.4%

Saint Peter Port vs. Ho Chi Minh City - Cost of clothing

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