Cost of living comparison

Spain

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Vietnam

Ho Chi Minh City vs. San Sebastian Cost of Living Summary

Ho Chi Minh City is 51.5% cheaper than San Sebastian.

Restaurants: pay 79.6% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Groceries: pay 36.3% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Transportation: pay 46.4% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Housing: pay 60.4% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Childcare: pay 29.3% more in Ho Chi Minh City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 53.7% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Clothing: pay 9.9% less in Ho Chi Minh City

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

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Ho Chi Minh City vs. San Sebastian Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 79.6% less for restaurants

	San Sebastian	Ho Chi Minh City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.95	$1.92 ₫49,832	-88.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.64 €9.47	$4.62 ₫120K	-56.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.80 €2.49	$0.54 ₫13,905	-80.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.60 €1.42	$0.33 ₫8,590	-79.2%
Average			-79.6%

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pay 36.3% less for groceries

	San Sebastian	Ho Chi Minh City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.03 €0.92	$1.08 ₫27,843	+4.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.34 €10.09	$6.05 ₫157K	-46.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.42 €3.93	$6.13 ₫159K	+38.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.64 €3.24	$1.62 ₫42,008	-55.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.68 €3.28	$1.64 ₫42,570	-55.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.16 €1.04	$1.36 ₫35,261	+17.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.95	$0.58 ₫14,953	-45.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.49 €1.32	$0.72 ₫18,715	-51.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 €1.16	$0.58 ₫14,918	-55.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.95 €0.84	$0.54 ₫14,104	-42.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.90 €0.81	$0.53 ₫13,662	-41.7%
Average			-36.3%

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pay 46.4% less for transportation

	San Sebastian	Ho Chi Minh City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.62 €5.89	$3.55 ₫91,950	-46.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.59 €29.90	$11.55 ₫299K	-65.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,315.82 €32,322.39	$30,715.02 ₫795M	-15.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.15 €12.60	$5.80 ₫150K	-59.0%
Average			-46.4%

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pay 60.4% less for housing

	San Sebastian	Ho Chi Minh City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.27 €31.39	$10.46 ₫271K	-70.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,404.47 €1,250.03	$585.86 ₫15M	-58.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$973.61 €866.55	$297.81 ₫8M	-69.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$104.82 €93.29	$79.24 ₫2M	-24.4%
Average			-60.4%

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pay 29.3% more for childcare

	San Sebastian	Ho Chi Minh City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$447.89 €398.64	$438.36 ₫11M	-2.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,784.69 €12,268.87	$23,561.82 ₫610M	+70.9%
Average			+29.3%

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pay 53.7% less for entertainment and sports

	San Sebastian	Ho Chi Minh City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.36 €2.99	$1.03 ₫26,762	-69.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.05 €1.83	$1.81 ₫46,978	-11.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.16 €5.48	$1.23 ₫31,892	-80.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.83 €38.12	$25.91 ₫671K	-39.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.45 €7.52	$3.46 ₫89,697	-59.0%
Average			-53.7%

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pay 9.9% less for clothing

	San Sebastian	Ho Chi Minh City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$72.78 €64.78	$51.59 ₫1M	-29.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.19 €28.65	$34.61 ₫896K	+7.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.46 €66.27	$91.59 ₫2M	+23.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$134.37 €119.59	$94.62 ₫2M	-29.6%
Average			-9.9%

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