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Vietnam vs. Albany Cost of Living Summary

Vietnam is 60.8% cheaper than Albany.

Restaurants: pay 82.4% less in Vietnam
Groceries: pay 53.8% less in Vietnam
Transportation: pay 42.5% less in Vietnam
Housing: pay 80.8% less in Vietnam
Childcare: pay 58.3% less in Vietnam
Entertainment and Sports: pay 74.5% less in Vietnam
Clothing: pay 33.3% less in Vietnam

Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, groceries, and transportation are lower in Vietnam.

Vietnam vs. Albany Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vietnam instead of Albany, you would:

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pay 82.4% less for restaurants

	Albany	Vietnam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$24.00	$1.88 ₫49,580	-92.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.25	$4.13 ₫108,618	-71.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.71	$0.53 ₫13,929	-80.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.02	$0.29 ₫7,500	-85.9%
Average			-82.4%

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pay 53.8% less for groceries

	Albany	Vietnam
Bread 1 loaf	$3.93	$0.86 ₫22,612	-78.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.62	$5.32 ₫139,868	-30.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.94	$5.20 ₫136,878	+32.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.68	$1.45 ₫38,078	-74.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.74	$1.56 ₫40,952	-76.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.27	$1.18 ₫31,150	-47.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65	$0.47 ₫12,391	-27.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.63	$0.58 ₫15,134	-78.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.17	$0.49 ₫12,912	-77.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.22	$0.46 ₫12,218	-61.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.64	$0.47 ₫12,272	-71.6%
Average			-53.8%

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pay 42.5% less for transportation

	Albany	Vietnam
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.44	$3.19 ₫83,959	-7.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$65.00	$6.64 ₫174,791	-89.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,787.68	$33,225.24 ₫874,023,277	-9.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.15	$5.90 ₫155,283	-63.4%
Average			-42.5%

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pay 80.8% less for housing

	Albany	Vietnam
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$80.55	$8.68 ₫228,261	-89.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,426.00	$310.38 ₫8,164,725	-78.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,280.00	$223.57 ₫5,881,276	-82.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$161.67	$43.27 ₫1,138,347	-73.2%
Average			-80.8%

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pay 58.3% less for childcare

	Albany	Vietnam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,766.67	$199.23 ₫5,240,885	-88.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,000.00	$12,262.04 ₫322,565,235	-27.9%
Average			-58.3%

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pay 74.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Albany	Vietnam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.50	$0.93 ₫24,490	-83.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.80	$1.60 ₫42,042	-72.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.75	$1.28 ₫33,628	-91.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.60	$20.38 ₫536,086	-47.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.00	$3.19 ₫84,021	-78.7%
Average			-74.5%

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pay 33.3% less for clothing

	Albany	Vietnam
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.80	$31.66 ₫832,866	-42.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.77	$21.29 ₫560,156	-46.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.67	$72.72 ₫1,912,914	-16.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.83	$77.26 ₫2,032,532	-28.3%
Average			-33.3%

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