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Ho Chi Minh City vs. Wagga Wagga Cost of Living Summary

Ho Chi Minh City is 52.9% cheaper than Wagga Wagga.

Restaurants: pay 78.6% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Groceries: pay 53.8% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Transportation: pay 22.6% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Housing: pay 49.4% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Childcare: pay 51.5% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 73.6% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Clothing: pay 30.4% less in Ho Chi Minh City

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

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Ho Chi Minh City vs. Wagga Wagga Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 78.6% less for restaurants

	Wagga Wagga	Ho Chi Minh City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.58 A$19.76	$1.92 ₫49,427	-85.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.44 A$15.20	$4.62 ₫119K	-55.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.09 A$4.50	$0.54 ₫13,793	-82.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.55 A$3.72	$0.33 ₫8,520	-87.0%
Average			-78.6%

Wagga Wagga vs. Ho Chi Minh City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 53.8% less for groceries

	Wagga Wagga	Ho Chi Minh City
Bread 1 loaf	$3.25 A$4.73	$1.08 ₫27,617	-66.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.48 A$9.43	$6.05 ₫155K	-6.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.82 A$8.47	$6.13 ₫157K	+5.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.26 A$7.65	$1.62 ₫41,667	-69.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.47 A$6.51	$1.64 ₫42,224	-63.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.80 A$2.61	$1.36 ₫34,975	-24.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.43 A$2.08	$0.58 ₫14,832	-59.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.59 A$2.31	$0.72 ₫18,564	-54.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.36 A$3.43	$0.58 ₫14,797	-75.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.41 A$2.05	$0.54 ₫13,990	-61.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.26 A$1.84	$0.53 ₫13,552	-58.2%
Average			-53.8%

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pay 22.6% less for transportation

	Wagga Wagga	Ho Chi Minh City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.07 A$7.38	$3.55 ₫91,204	-30.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$11.55 ₫297K
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,937.53 A$39,204.67	$30,715.02 ₫789M	+14.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.79 A$24.44	$5.80 ₫149K	-65.4%
Average			-22.6%

Wagga Wagga vs. Ho Chi Minh City - Cost of transportation

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pay 49.4% less for housing

	Wagga Wagga	Ho Chi Minh City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.39 A$80.62	$10.46 ₫269K	-81.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$905.11 A$1,317.29	$585.86 ₫15M	-35.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$696.24 A$1,013.30	$297.81 ₫8M	-57.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$139.13 A$202.49	$79.24 ₫2M	-43.0%
Average			-49.4%

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pay 51.5% less for childcare

	Wagga Wagga	Ho Chi Minh City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,167.40 A$3,154.41	$438.36 ₫11M	-79.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$20,280.48 A$29,516.05	$23,561.82 ₫605M	+16.2%
Average			-51.5%

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pay 73.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Wagga Wagga	Ho Chi Minh City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.35 A$12.16	$1.03 ₫26,545	-87.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.03 A$5.86	$1.81 ₫46,596	-55.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$44.55 A$64.84	$1.23 ₫31,633	-97.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.85 A$40.53	$25.91 ₫665K	-7.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.67 A$22.80	$3.46 ₫88,969	-77.9%
Average			-73.6%

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pay 30.4% less for clothing

	Wagga Wagga	Ho Chi Minh City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.36 A$111.14	$51.59 ₫1M	-32.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$56.12 A$81.68	$34.61 ₫889K	-38.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$116.35 A$169.34	$91.59 ₫2M	-21.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$131.92 A$192.00	$94.62 ₫2M	-28.3%
Average			-30.4%

Wagga Wagga vs. Ho Chi Minh City - Cost of clothing

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