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Ho Chi Minh City vs. Udon Thani Cost of Living Summary

Ho Chi Minh City is 24.7% more expensive than Udon Thani.

Restaurants: pay 35.8% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Groceries: pay 9.0% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Transportation: pay 21.0% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Ho Chi Minh City
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Ho Chi Minh City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.6% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Clothing: pay 5.9% more in Ho Chi Minh City

The cost of housing, childcare, and clothing in Ho Chi Minh City are more expensive than in Udon Thani. Expenses including entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, and groceries are lower in Ho Chi Minh City. Notably, housing and childcare are significantly more expensive in Ho Chi Minh City.

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Ho Chi Minh City vs. Udon Thani Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 35.8% less for restaurants

	Udon Thani	Ho Chi Minh City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.38 THB79.77	$1.92 ₫49,658	-19.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.88 THB398.87	$4.62 ₫119K	-61.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 THB24.93	$0.54 ₫13,857	-27.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 THB9.64	$0.33 ₫8,560	+15.5%
Average			-35.8%

Udon Thani vs. Ho Chi Minh City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 9.0% less for groceries

	Udon Thani	Ho Chi Minh City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.41 THB47.37	$1.08 ₫27,746	-23.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.91 THB299.15	$6.05 ₫156K	-32.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.70 THB325.57	$6.13 ₫158K	-36.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.56 THB52.35	$1.62 ₫41,862	+4.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.13 THB37.88	$1.64 ₫42,421	+45.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.10 THB37.09	$1.36 ₫35,138	+23.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.43 THB14.47	$0.58 ₫14,901	+33.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.94 THB31.44	$0.72 ₫18,650	-22.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 THB31.66	$0.58 ₫14,866	-38.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 THB22.62	$0.54 ₫14,055	-19.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 THB15.60	$0.53 ₫13,615	+13.5%
Average			-9.0%

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pay 21.0% less for transportation

	Udon Thani	Ho Chi Minh City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.63 THB155.27	$3.55 ₫91,630	-23.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.40 THB349.01	$11.55 ₫298K	+11.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$41,807.16 THB1M	$30,715.02 ₫793M	-26.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.57 THB421.80	$5.80 ₫150K	-53.8%
Average			-21.0%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Udon Thani	Ho Chi Minh City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.28 THB747.88	$10.46 ₫270K	-53.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$178.25 THB5,983.03	$585.86 ₫15M	+228.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$109.92 THB3,689.53	$297.81 ₫8M	+170.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.75 THB1,569.23	$79.24 ₫2M	+69.5%
Average			+149.9%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Udon Thani	Ho Chi Minh City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$198.06 THB6,647.81	$438.36 ₫11M	+121.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,100.86 THB339K	$23,561.82 ₫608M	+133.3%
Average			+127.2%

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pay 43.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Udon Thani	Ho Chi Minh City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.78 THB59.83	$1.03 ₫26,669	-42.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.49 THB49.86	$1.81 ₫46,814	+22.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.23 THB142.10	$1.23 ₫31,781	-70.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$92.10 THB3,091.23	$25.91 ₫668K	-71.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.46 THB149.58	$3.46 ₫89,385	-22.3%
Average			-43.6%

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pay 5.9% more for clothing

	Udon Thani	Ho Chi Minh City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.07 THB1,479.14	$51.59 ₫1M	+17.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.48 THB1,761.67	$34.61 ₫893K	-34.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.81 THB2,343.35	$91.59 ₫2M	+31.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.25 THB2,559.41	$94.62 ₫2M	+24.1%
Average			+5.9%

Udon Thani vs. Ho Chi Minh City - Cost of clothing

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