Cost of living comparison

Canada

compared to

Vietnam

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Toronto Cost of Living Summary

Ho Chi Minh City is 58.6% cheaper than Toronto.

Restaurants: pay 79.4% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Groceries: pay 41.5% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Transportation: pay 50.7% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Housing: pay 67.4% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Childcare: pay 27.0% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 69.4% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Clothing: pay 10.8% less in Ho Chi Minh City

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

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Ho Chi Minh City vs. Toronto Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 79.4% less for restaurants

	Toronto	Ho Chi Minh City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.53 CA$25.01	$1.92 ₫49,838	-89.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.52 CA$15.01	$4.62 ₫120K	-56.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.08 CA$2.96	$0.54 ₫13,907	-74.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.71 CA$2.44	$0.33 ₫8,591	-80.6%
Average			-79.4%

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pay 41.5% less for groceries

	Toronto	Ho Chi Minh City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.74 CA$3.91	$1.08 ₫27,847	-60.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.56 CA$6.51	$6.05 ₫157K	+32.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.44 CA$13.47	$6.13 ₫159K	-35.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.54 CA$5.05	$1.62 ₫42,014	-54.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.16 CA$7.36	$1.64 ₫42,575	-68.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.68 CA$2.40	$1.36 ₫35,266	-19.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 CA$0.77	$0.58 ₫14,955	+7.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.59 CA$2.27	$0.72 ₫18,718	-54.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.95 CA$2.78	$0.58 ₫14,920	-70.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 CA$1.17	$0.54 ₫14,106	-33.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.73 CA$1.05	$0.53 ₫13,664	-28.2%
Average			-41.5%

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pay 50.7% less for transportation

	Toronto	Ho Chi Minh City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.68 CA$6.67	$3.55 ₫91,962	-24.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.41 CA$156.07	$11.55 ₫299K	-89.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,760.48 CA$39,598.93	$30,715.02 ₫795M	+10.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.80 CA$18.26	$5.80 ₫150K	-54.7%
Average			-50.7%

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pay 67.4% less for housing

	Toronto	Ho Chi Minh City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$47.87 CA$68.28	$10.46 ₫271K	-78.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,584.56 CA$2,260.29	$585.86 ₫15M	-63.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,416.89 CA$2,021.12	$297.81 ₫8M	-79.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$92.23 CA$131.56	$79.24 ₫2M	-14.1%
Average			-67.4%

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pay 27.0% less for childcare

	Toronto	Ho Chi Minh City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$824.14 CA$1,175.60	$438.36 ₫11M	-46.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,500.21 CA$33,521.87	$23,561.82 ₫610M	+0.3%
Average			-27.0%

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pay 69.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Toronto	Ho Chi Minh City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.31 CA$9.00	$1.03 ₫26,765	-83.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.97 CA$5.66	$1.81 ₫46,984	-54.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.03 CA$20.01	$1.23 ₫31,896	-91.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.35 CA$54.70	$25.91 ₫671K	-32.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.62 CA$18.01	$3.46 ₫89,709	-72.6%
Average			-69.4%

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pay 10.8% less for clothing

	Toronto	Ho Chi Minh City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.64 CA$73.67	$51.59 ₫1M	-0.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.51 CA$56.36	$34.61 ₫896K	-12.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.10 CA$139.93	$91.59 ₫2M	-6.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$122.24 CA$174.36	$94.62 ₫2M	-22.6%
Average			-10.8%

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