Cost of living comparison
Ho Chi Minh City is 39.3% cheaper than Rome.
- Restaurants
-
pay 73.4% less in Ho Chi Minh City
- Groceries
-
pay 32.0% less in Ho Chi Minh City
- Transportation
-
pay 34.3% less in Ho Chi Minh City
- Housing
-
pay 62.7% less in Ho Chi Minh City
- Childcare
-
pay 6.3% less in Ho Chi Minh City
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 49.6% less in Ho Chi Minh City
- Clothing
-
pay 17.0% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, and clothing are lower in Ho Chi Minh City.
If you lived in Ho Chi Minh City instead of Rome, you would:
pay 73.4% less for restaurants
Rome
|
Ho Chi Minh City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.17
|
$1.98
₫51,464
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.44
|
$4.85
₫126,086
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
€1.97
|
$0.51
₫13,278
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
€0.99
|
$0.29
₫7,631
|
|
pay 32.0% less for groceries
Rome
|
Ho Chi Minh City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.57
|
$1.07
₫27,899
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
€6.17
|
$5.90
₫153,426
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.20
€5.46
|
$5.76
₫149,857
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.76
€3.31
|
$1.48
₫38,625
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
€4.31
|
$1.70
₫44,203
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
€0.94
|
$1.35
₫35,117
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.81
|
$0.46
₫12,000
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.79
|
$0.55
₫14,324
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€0.96
|
$0.53
₫13,880
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.64
|
$0.59
₫15,384
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.69
|
$0.54
₫14,104
|
|
pay 34.3% less for transportation
Rome
|
Ho Chi Minh City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.15
€6.30
|
$3.56
₫92,537
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.51
€33.06
|
$13.05
₫339,660
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,794.08
€23,612.01
|
$38,763.85
₫1,008,687,219
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.15
€15.11
|
$5.73
₫148,987
|
|
pay 62.7% less for housing
Rome
|
Ho Chi Minh City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.46
€25.96
|
$9.69
₫252,132
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,180.31
€1,040.14
|
$476.20
₫12,391,472
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$763.10
€672.47
|
$305.20
₫7,941,689
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.26
€147.40
|
$60.34
₫1,570,244
|
|
pay 6.3% less for childcare
Rome
|
Ho Chi Minh City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.83
€448.40
|
$252.71
₫6,575,909
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,490.67
€9,244.80
|
$14,438.55
₫375,710,257
|
|
pay 49.6% less for entertainment and sports
Rome
|
Ho Chi Minh City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€4.72
|
$1.19
₫30,878
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.34
|
$1.94
₫50,537
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€5.67
|
$1.38
₫36,025
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.31
€51.39
|
$23.61
₫614,261
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€9.44
|
$4.35
₫113,220
|
|
pay 17.0% less for clothing
Rome
|
Ho Chi Minh City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.43
€57.66
|
$30.06
₫782,247
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.74
€27.09
|
$25.09
₫652,776
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.17
€68.00
|
$98.26
₫2,556,930
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.32
€90.17
|
$78.85
₫2,051,684
|
|
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