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Vietnam vs. Durres Cost of Living Summary

Vietnam is 20.5% cheaper than Durres.

Restaurants: pay 71.5% less in Vietnam
Groceries: pay 15.6% less in Vietnam
Transportation: pay 22.1% less in Vietnam
Housing: pay 37.8% less in Vietnam
Childcare: pay 90.8% more in Vietnam
Entertainment and Sports: pay 53.4% less in Vietnam
Clothing: pay 33.7% less in Vietnam

Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, transportation, and groceries are lower in Vietnam. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Vietnam.

Vietnam vs. Durres Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 71.5% less for restaurants

	Durres	Vietnam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.66 ALL971	$1.88 ₫49,644	-83.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.26 ALL1,103	$4.13 ₫109K	-68.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.75 ALL145	$0.53 ₫13,947	-69.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 ALL65	$0.29 ₫7,510	-63.6%
Average			-71.5%

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pay 15.6% less for groceries

	Durres	Vietnam
Bread 1 loaf	$1.12 ALL94	$0.86 ₫22,641	-23.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.72 ALL476	$5.32 ₫140K	-7.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.64 ALL636	$5.20 ₫137K	-31.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.66 ALL305	$1.45 ₫38,127	-60.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.55 ALL296	$1.56 ₫41,005	-56.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.59 ALL49	$1.18 ₫31,191	+100.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 ALL93	$0.47 ₫12,407	-57.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.69 ALL58	$0.58 ₫15,154	-16.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 ALL44	$0.49 ₫12,929	-7.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ALL42	$0.46 ₫12,233	-7.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 ALL40	$0.47 ₫12,288	-3.4%
Average			-15.6%

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pay 22.1% less for transportation

	Durres	Vietnam
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.38 ALL698	$3.19 ₫84,067	-61.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$18.68 ALL1,555	$6.64 ₫175K	-64.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,666.91 ALL1M	$33,225.24 ₫875M	+112.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.90 ALL1,906	$5.90 ₫155K	-74.2%
Average			-22.1%

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pay 37.8% less for housing

	Durres	Vietnam
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.56 ALL1,545	$8.68 ₫229K	-53.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$430.01 ALL35,790	$310.38 ₫8M	-27.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$342.73 ALL28,525	$223.57 ₫6M	-34.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.78 ALL5,558	$43.27 ₫1M	-35.2%
Average			-37.8%

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pay 90.8% more for childcare

	Durres	Vietnam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$180.77 ALL15,045	$199.23 ₫5M	+10.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,519.30 ALL376K	$12,262.04 ₫323M	+171.3%
Average			+90.8%

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pay 53.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Durres	Vietnam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.77 ALL231	$0.93 ₫24,522	-66.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.23 ALL186	$1.60 ₫42,096	-28.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.28 ALL356	$1.28 ₫33,671	-70.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.16 ALL3,176	$20.38 ₫537K	-46.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.23 ALL602	$3.19 ₫84,129	-55.8%
Average			-53.4%

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pay 33.7% less for clothing

	Durres	Vietnam
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$39.17 ALL3,260	$31.66 ₫834K	-19.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.67 ALL3,385	$21.29 ₫561K	-47.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.37 ALL7,272	$72.72 ₫2M	-16.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$158.68 ALL13,207	$77.26 ₫2M	-51.3%
Average			-33.7%

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