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Ho Chi Minh City vs. Hai Phong Cost of Living Summary

Ho Chi Minh City is 43.5% more expensive than Hai Phong.

Restaurants: pay 16.0% more in Ho Chi Minh City
Groceries: pay 17.0% more in Ho Chi Minh City
Transportation: pay 23.8% more in Ho Chi Minh City
Housing: pay 75.9% more in Ho Chi Minh City
Childcare: pay 3.8 times more in Ho Chi Minh City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.6% more in Ho Chi Minh City
Clothing: pay 25.1% more in Ho Chi Minh City

The cost of childcare, housing, clothing, transportation, groceries, and restaurants in Ho Chi Minh City are more expensive than in Hai Phong. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Ho Chi Minh City.

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Hai Phong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ho Chi Minh City instead of Hai Phong, you would:

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pay 16.0% more for restaurants

	Hai Phong	Ho Chi Minh City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.54 ₫39,865	$1.92 ₫49,832	+25.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.23 ₫110K	$4.62 ₫120K	+9.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 ₫12,707	$0.54 ₫13,905	+9.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 ₫7,911	$0.33 ₫8,590	+8.6%
Average			+16.0%

Hai Phong vs. Ho Chi Minh City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 17.0% more for groceries

	Hai Phong	Ho Chi Minh City
Bread 1 loaf	$0.49 ₫12,624	$1.08 ₫27,843	+120.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.21 ₫135K	$6.05 ₫157K	+16.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.70 ₫148K	$6.13 ₫159K	+7.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.47 ₫38,071	$1.62 ₫42,008	+10.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.68 ₫43,626	$1.64 ₫42,570	-2.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₫39,415	$1.36 ₫35,261	-10.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 ₫12,449	$0.58 ₫14,953	+20.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 ₫15,804	$0.72 ₫18,715	+18.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 ₫13,206	$0.58 ₫14,918	+13.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 ₫11,217	$0.54 ₫14,104	+25.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,012	$0.53 ₫13,662	+5.0%
Average			+17.0%

Hai Phong vs. Ho Chi Minh City - Cost of groceries

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pay 23.8% more for transportation

	Hai Phong	Ho Chi Minh City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.23 ₫83,631	$3.55 ₫91,950	+9.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$5.77 ₫149K	$11.55 ₫299K	+100.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,715.02 ₫795M	$30,715.02 ₫795M
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.39 ₫140K	$5.80 ₫150K	+7.7%
Average			+23.8%

Hai Phong vs. Ho Chi Minh City - Cost of transportation

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pay 75.9% more for housing

	Hai Phong	Ho Chi Minh City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.84 ₫229K	$10.46 ₫271K	+18.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$243.77 ₫6M	$585.86 ₫15M	+140.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$243.77 ₫6M	$297.81 ₫8M	+22.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.34 ₫889K	$79.24 ₫2M	+130.8%
Average			+75.9%

Hai Phong vs. Ho Chi Minh City - Cost of housing

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pay 3.8 times more for childcare

	Hai Phong	Ho Chi Minh City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$153.96 ₫4M	$438.36 ₫11M	+184.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,618.80 ₫120M	$23,561.82 ₫610M	+410.1%
Average			+281.1%

Hai Phong vs. Ho Chi Minh City - Cost of childcare

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pay 3.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Hai Phong	Ho Chi Minh City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.77 ₫19,933	$1.03 ₫26,762	+34.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.86 ₫48,171	$1.81 ₫46,978	-2.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.19 ₫30,896	$1.23 ₫31,892	+3.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.09 ₫598K	$25.91 ₫671K	+12.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.23 ₫110K	$3.46 ₫89,697	-18.2%
Average			+3.6%

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pay 25.1% more for clothing

	Hai Phong	Ho Chi Minh City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.19 ₫1M	$51.59 ₫1M	+11.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.17 ₫548K	$34.61 ₫896K	+63.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.83 ₫2M	$91.59 ₫2M	+9.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.98 ₫2M	$94.62 ₫2M	+22.9%
Average			+25.1%

Hai Phong vs. Ho Chi Minh City - Cost of clothing

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