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Bien Hoa vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary

Bien Hoa is 62.6% cheaper than Canberra.

Restaurants: pay 80.9% less in Bien Hoa
Groceries: pay 50.4% less in Bien Hoa
Transportation: pay 41.5% less in Bien Hoa
Housing: pay 85.1% less in Bien Hoa
Childcare: pay 46.0% less in Bien Hoa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 82.0% less in Bien Hoa
Clothing: pay 52.1% less in Bien Hoa

Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, clothing, groceries, and childcare are lower in Bien Hoa.

Bien Hoa vs. Canberra Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bien Hoa instead of Canberra, you would:

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pay 80.9% less for restaurants

	Canberra	Bien Hoa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.34 A$22.97	$1.89 ₫49,329	-88.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.81 A$13.78	$3.79 ₫98,658	-61.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.59 A$3.64	$0.43 ₫11,181	-83.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 A$3.14	$0.21 ₫5,591	-90.4%
Average			-80.9%

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pay 50.4% less for groceries

	Canberra	Bien Hoa
Bread 1 loaf	$2.71 A$3.80	$0.76 ₫19,732	-72.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.99 A$7.01	$5.67 ₫148K	+13.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 A$7.72	$4.68 ₫122K	-14.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.31 A$6.06	$1.37 ₫35,714	-68.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.17 A$5.86	$0.86 ₫22,375	-79.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.08	$0.95 ₫24,613	-36.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.35 A$1.89	$0.52 ₫13,517	-61.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 A$1.88	$0.52 ₫13,425	-61.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 A$2.61	$0.43 ₫11,188	-76.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 A$1.42	$0.50 ₫13,115	-50.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 A$1.46	$0.54 ₫14,076	-48.1%
Average			-50.4%

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pay 41.5% less for transportation

	Canberra	Bien Hoa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 A$6.20	$3.17 ₫82,565	-28.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$122.90 A$172.71	$7.10 ₫185K	-94.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,041.09 A$40,810.98	$37,122.40 ₫967M	+27.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.93 A$26.60	$5.42 ₫141K	-71.4%
Average			-41.5%

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pay 85.1% less for housing

	Canberra	Bien Hoa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.97 A$73.04	$6.88 ₫179K	-86.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,554.45 A$2,184.44	$189.40 ₫5M	-87.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,160.39 A$1,630.68	$113.64 ₫3M	-90.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.03 A$223.48	$38.62 ₫1M	-75.7%
Average			-85.1%

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pay 46.0% less for childcare

	Canberra	Bien Hoa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,754.20 A$2,465.15	$66.29 ₫2M	-96.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,323.22 A$18,722.91	$13,892.02 ₫362M	+4.3%
Average			-46.0%

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pay 82.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Canberra	Bien Hoa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.54 A$9.19	$0.53 ₫13,812	-91.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 A$4.79	$1.14 ₫29,598	-66.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$31.05 A$43.64	$1.25 ₫32,557	-96.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.70 A$82.49	$10.73 ₫280K	-81.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.07 A$18.37	$3.41 ₫88,793	-73.9%
Average			-82.0%

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pay 52.1% less for clothing

	Canberra	Bien Hoa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.40 A$97.52	$17.05 ₫444K	-75.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.75 A$81.15	$15.15 ₫395K	-73.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.06 A$132.18	$69.45 ₫2M	-26.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.40 A$166.39	$79.23 ₫2M	-33.1%
Average			-52.1%

Canberra vs. Bien Hoa - Cost of clothing

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