Cost of living comparison

Vietnam

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Sweden

Gothenburg vs. Hai Phong Cost of Living Summary

Gothenburg is 2.9 times more expensive than Hai Phong.

Restaurants: pay 5.6 times more in Gothenburg
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Gothenburg
Transportation: pay 2.9 times more in Gothenburg
Housing: pay 3.7 times more in Gothenburg
Childcare: pay 16.5% more in Gothenburg
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.7 times more in Gothenburg
Clothing: pay 51.9% more in Gothenburg

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, groceries, and clothing in Gothenburg are more expensive than in Hai Phong. Notably, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and housing are significantly more expensive in Gothenburg.

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Gothenburg vs. Hai Phong Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.6 times more for restaurants

	Hai Phong	Gothenburg
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.54 ₫39,865	$13.00 SEK128.83	+744.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.23 ₫110K	$12.45 SEK123.38	+194.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 ₫12,707	$2.88 SEK28.60	+487.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 ₫7,911	$2.31 SEK22.90	+656.2%
Average			+456.7%

Hai Phong vs. Gothenburg - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Hai Phong	Gothenburg
Bread 1 loaf	$0.49 ₫12,624	$2.75 SEK27.25	+463.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.21 ₫135K	$5.67 SEK56.20	+8.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.70 ₫148K	$6.33 SEK62.75	+11.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.47 ₫38,071	$3.85 SEK38.18	+162.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.68 ₫43,626	$5.16 SEK51.20	+206.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₫39,415	$1.38 SEK13.65	-9.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 ₫12,449	$1.11 SEK11.04	+131.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 ₫15,804	$1.33 SEK13.21	+118.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 ₫13,206	$1.98 SEK19.64	+288.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 ₫11,217	$0.81 SEK8.00	+86.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,012	$0.75 SEK7.40	+48.5%
Average			+105.0%

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pay 2.9 times more for transportation

	Hai Phong	Gothenburg
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.23 ₫83,631	$6.72 SEK66.57	+107.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$5.77 ₫149K	$85.98 SEK852.25	+1389.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,715.02 ₫795M	$32,980.57 SEK327K	+7.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.39 ₫140K	$19.55 SEK193.80	+262.8%
Average			+194.9%

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pay 3.7 times more for housing

	Hai Phong	Gothenburg
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.84 ₫229K	$33.52 SEK332.26	+279.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$243.77 ₫6M	$1,031.40 SEK10,223.93	+323.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$243.77 ₫6M	$918.63 SEK9,106.07	+276.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.34 ₫889K	$79.29 SEK785.96	+130.9%
Average			+266.9%

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pay 16.5% more for childcare

	Hai Phong	Gothenburg
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$153.96 ₫4M	$220.01 SEK2,180.89	+42.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,618.80 ₫120M	$4,384.08 SEK43,458.06	-5.1%
Average			+16.5%

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pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports

	Hai Phong	Gothenburg
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.77 ₫19,933	$6.95 SEK68.87	+802.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.86 ₫48,171	$4.95 SEK49.02	+165.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.19 ₫30,896	$8.30 SEK82.25	+595.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.09 ₫598K	$35.01 SEK347.09	+51.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.23 ₫110K	$18.44 SEK182.84	+335.6%
Average			+267.5%

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pay 51.9% more for clothing

	Hai Phong	Gothenburg
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.19 ₫1M	$88.19 SEK874.24	+90.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.17 ₫548K	$32.97 SEK326.84	+55.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.83 ₫2M	$87.70 SEK869.34	+4.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.98 ₫2M	$131.74 SEK1,305.93	+71.1%
Average			+51.9%

Hai Phong vs. Gothenburg - Cost of clothing

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