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Ho Chi Minh City vs. Viana do Castelo Cost of Living Summary

Ho Chi Minh City is 37.3% cheaper than Viana do Castelo.

Restaurants: pay 69.3% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Groceries: pay 13.8% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Transportation: pay 54.6% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Housing: pay 40.6% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Childcare: pay 90.1% more in Ho Chi Minh City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 46.4% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Clothing: pay 1.7% less in Ho Chi Minh City

Expenses including restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, and clothing are lower in Ho Chi Minh City. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Ho Chi Minh City.

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Ho Chi Minh City vs. Viana do Castelo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ho Chi Minh City instead of Viana do Castelo, you would:

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pay 69.3% less for restaurants

	Viana do Castelo	Ho Chi Minh City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.96 €8.00	$1.92 ₫49,658	-78.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.96 €8.00	$4.62 ₫119K	-48.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.82 €1.62	$0.54 ₫13,857	-70.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.26 €1.12	$0.33 ₫8,560	-73.7%
Average			-69.3%

Viana do Castelo vs. Ho Chi Minh City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 13.8% less for groceries

	Viana do Castelo	Ho Chi Minh City
Bread 1 loaf	$0.98 €0.87	$1.08 ₫27,746	+10.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.55 €5.85	$6.05 ₫156K	-7.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.71 €3.31	$6.13 ₫158K	+65.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.94 €2.63	$1.62 ₫41,862	-44.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.55 €3.17	$1.64 ₫42,421	-53.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.88 €0.79	$1.36 ₫35,138	+54.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.61 €0.55	$0.58 ₫14,901	-5.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 €0.66	$0.72 ₫18,650	-2.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 €0.89	$0.58 ₫14,866	-42.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 €0.60	$0.54 ₫14,055	-18.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.77 €0.69	$0.53 ₫13,615	-31.5%
Average			-13.8%

Viana do Castelo vs. Ho Chi Minh City - Cost of groceries

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pay 54.6% less for transportation

	Viana do Castelo	Ho Chi Minh City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.80 €6.97	$3.55 ₫91,630	-54.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$55.99 €49.99	$11.55 ₫298K	-79.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,056.27 €29,515.85	$30,715.02 ₫793M	-7.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.28 €13.65	$5.80 ₫150K	-62.0%
Average			-54.6%

Viana do Castelo vs. Ho Chi Minh City - Cost of transportation

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pay 40.6% less for housing

	Viana do Castelo	Ho Chi Minh City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$40.59 €36.24	$10.46 ₫270K	-74.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$825.80 €737.36	$585.86 ₫15M	-29.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$708.23 €632.38	$297.81 ₫8M	-58.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$64.66 €57.73	$79.24 ₫2M	+22.6%
Average			-40.6%

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pay 90.1% more for childcare

	Viana do Castelo	Ho Chi Minh City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$447.89 €399.92	$438.36 ₫11M	-2.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,382.49 €5,698.91	$23,561.82 ₫608M	+269.2%
Average			+90.1%

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pay 46.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Viana do Castelo	Ho Chi Minh City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.54 €1.37	$1.03 ₫26,669	-32.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.51 €1.35	$1.81 ₫46,814	+20.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.85 €5.22	$1.23 ₫31,781	-78.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.87 €48.99	$25.91 ₫668K	-52.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.96 €8.00	$3.46 ₫89,385	-61.3%
Average			-46.4%

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pay 1.7% less for clothing

	Viana do Castelo	Ho Chi Minh City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$75.77 €67.65	$51.59 ₫1M	-31.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.83 €31.99	$34.61 ₫893K	-3.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.78 €64.99	$91.59 ₫2M	+25.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.98 €74.99	$94.62 ₫2M	+12.7%
Average			-1.7%

Viana do Castelo vs. Ho Chi Minh City - Cost of clothing

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