Cost of living comparison

Thailand

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Vietnam

Hai Phong vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Hai Phong is 46.0% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 31.4% less in Hai Phong
Groceries: pay 35.1% less in Hai Phong
Transportation: pay 43.3% less in Hai Phong
Housing: pay 50.5% less in Hai Phong
Childcare: pay 72.5% less in Hai Phong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.7% less in Hai Phong
Clothing: pay 32.2% less in Hai Phong

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, groceries, and clothing are lower in Hai Phong.

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Hai Phong vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hai Phong instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 31.4% less for restaurants

	Bangkok	Hai Phong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB99.32	$1.54 ₫40,006	-48.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB233.40	$4.23 ₫110K	-39.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 THB21.75	$0.49 ₫12,752	-24.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 THB11.78	$0.31 ₫7,939	-13.3%
Average			-31.4%

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pay 35.1% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Hai Phong
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 THB49.41	$0.49 ₫12,669	-67.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB288.45	$5.21 ₫135K	-39.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB243.10	$5.70 ₫148K	-21.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB85.75	$1.47 ₫38,206	-42.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 THB54.55	$1.68 ₫43,780	+3.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 THB59.15	$1.52 ₫39,554	-14.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB26.96	$0.48 ₫12,493	-40.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 THB41.56	$0.61 ₫15,860	-50.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.23	$0.51 ₫13,253	-41.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.13	$0.43 ₫11,257	-44.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.13	$0.50 ₫13,058	-27.4%
Average			-35.1%

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pay 43.3% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Hai Phong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 THB177.79	$3.23 ₫83,927	-39.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.98 THB1,169.48	$5.77 ₫150K	-83.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$30,715.02 ₫798M	-1.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB352.58	$5.39 ₫140K	-48.9%
Average			-43.3%

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pay 50.5% less for housing

	Bangkok	Hai Phong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 THB597.60	$8.84 ₫230K	-50.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.80 THB22,592.79	$243.77 ₫6M	-63.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.10 THB11,570.68	$243.77 ₫6M	-29.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.03 THB2,742.27	$34.34 ₫892K	-58.1%
Average			-50.5%

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pay 72.5% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Hai Phong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB18,999.39	$153.96 ₫4M	-72.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB552K	$4,618.80 ₫120M	-72.0%
Average			-72.5%

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pay 56.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Hai Phong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 THB89.39	$0.77 ₫20,003	-71.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 THB93.42	$1.86 ₫48,341	-33.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB153.94	$1.19 ₫31,005	-74.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.43 THB1,953.28	$23.09 ₫600K	-60.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB253.26	$4.23 ₫110K	-44.1%
Average			-56.7%

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pay 32.2% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Hai Phong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,365.29	$46.19 ₫1M	-34.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,435.49	$21.17 ₫550K	-50.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,244.43	$83.83 ₫2M	-13.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,674.81	$76.98 ₫2M	-30.0%
Average			-32.2%

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