Cost of living comparison

Vietnam

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Thailand

Hua Hin vs. Da Nang Cost of Living Summary

Hua Hin is 39.4% more expensive than Da Nang.

Restaurants: pay 50.1% more in Hua Hin
Groceries: pay 13.8% more in Hua Hin
Transportation: pay 74.7% more in Hua Hin
Housing: pay 43.0% more in Hua Hin
Childcare: pay 21.0% less in Hua Hin
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Hua Hin
Clothing: pay 19.3% less in Hua Hin

The cost of entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, housing, and groceries in Hua Hin are more expensive than in Da Nang. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Hua Hin. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Hua Hin.

Hua Hin vs. Da Nang Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hua Hin instead of Da Nang, you would:

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pay 50.1% more for restaurants

	Da Nang	Hua Hin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.89 ₫49,868	$3.10 THB102.17	+63.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.74 ₫125K	$8.82 THB290.66	+86.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 ₫14,131	$0.70 THB23.09	+30.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 ₫7,956	$0.36 THB11.92	+19.7%
Average			+50.1%

Da Nang vs. Hua Hin - Cost of restaurants

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pay 13.8% more for groceries

	Da Nang	Hua Hin
Bread 1 loaf	$1.09 ₫28,757	$1.39 THB45.83	+27.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.16 ₫162K	$6.20 THB204.33	+0.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.28 ₫139K	$5.46 THB179.81	+3.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.43 ₫37,634	$1.88 THB61.91	+31.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.70 ₫44,787	$1.24 THB40.97	-26.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 ₫30,914	$1.21 THB39.85	+3.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,441	$0.37 THB12.16	-21.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48 ₫12,675	$0.87 THB28.58	+80.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 ₫14,024	$0.66 THB21.63	+23.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,289	$0.64 THB21.00	+26.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,064	$0.48 THB15.87	+5.2%
Average			+13.8%

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pay 74.7% more for transportation

	Da Nang	Hua Hin
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.23 ₫85,138	$4.97 THB163.71	+53.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$3.79 ₫99,737	$12.41 THB408.66	+227.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,516.00 ₫698M	$21,709.13 THB715K	-18.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.40 ₫169K	$8.68 THB286.06	+35.6%
Average			+74.7%

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pay 43.0% more for housing

	Da Nang	Hua Hin
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.40 ₫221K	$18.64 THB614.02	+122.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$373.58 ₫10M	$460.03 THB15,154.60	+23.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$263.18 ₫7M	$316.33 THB10,420.91	+20.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.98 ₫1M	$59.81 THB1,970.21	+6.8%
Average			+43.0%

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pay 21.0% less for childcare

	Da Nang	Hua Hin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$159.10 ₫4M	$139.56 THB4,597.46	-12.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,004.74 ₫395M	$10,544.43 THB347K	-29.7%
Average			-21.0%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Da Nang	Hua Hin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.14 ₫29,921	$2.17 THB71.52	+91.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.56 ₫41,092	$2.06 THB67.87	+32.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.38 ₫36,404	$4.65 THB153.25	+236.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$19.80 ₫521K	$50.65 THB1,668.71	+155.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.03 ₫79,789	$7.75 THB255.41	+155.8%
Average			+134.2%

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pay 19.3% less for clothing

	Da Nang	Hua Hin
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$35.04 ₫923K	$16.44 THB541.48	-53.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.11 ₫608K	$19.85 THB653.86	-14.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.24 ₫2M	$83.74 THB2,758.48	+24.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.76 ₫2M	$49.62 THB1,634.65	-34.5%
Average			-19.3%

Da Nang vs. Hua Hin - Cost of clothing

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