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Vietnam

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China

Shanghai vs. Hai Phong Cost of Living Summary

Shanghai is 99.6% more expensive than Hai Phong.

Restaurants: pay 80.9% more in Shanghai
Groceries: pay 26.8% more in Shanghai
Transportation: pay 53.4% more in Shanghai
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Shanghai
Childcare: pay 7.4 times more in Shanghai
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Shanghai
Clothing: pay 26.4% more in Shanghai

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

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Shanghai vs. Hai Phong Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 80.9% more for restaurants

	Hai Phong	Shanghai
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.54 ₫39,865	$4.47 CN¥29.94	+190.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.23 ₫110K	$5.22 CN¥34.93	+23.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 ₫12,707	$0.60 CN¥4.01	+22.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 ₫7,911	$0.37 CN¥2.47	+21.1%
Average			+80.9%

Hai Phong vs. Shanghai - Cost of restaurants

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pay 26.8% more for groceries

	Hai Phong	Shanghai
Bread 1 loaf	$0.49 ₫12,624	$1.98 CN¥13.22	+305.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.21 ₫135K	$8.60 CN¥57.52	+65.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.70 ₫148K	$6.88 CN¥46.02	+20.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.47 ₫38,071	$1.70 CN¥11.36	+15.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.68 ₫43,626	$1.48 CN¥9.89	-12.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₫39,415	$0.99 CN¥6.65	-34.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 ₫12,449	$0.77 CN¥5.16	+60.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 ₫15,804	$0.90 CN¥6.05	+48.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 ₫13,206	$0.77 CN¥5.15	+50.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 ₫11,217	$0.36 CN¥2.40	-17.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,012	$0.43 CN¥2.90	-13.8%
Average			+26.8%

Hai Phong vs. Shanghai - Cost of groceries

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pay 53.4% more for transportation

	Hai Phong	Shanghai
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.23 ₫83,631	$4.96 CN¥33.21	+53.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$5.77 ₫149K	$29.83 CN¥199.59	+416.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,715.02 ₫795M	$19,374.76 CN¥130K	-36.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.39 ₫140K	$5.67 CN¥37.92	+5.2%
Average			+53.4%

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Hai Phong	Shanghai
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.84 ₫229K	$10.55 CN¥70.59	+19.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$243.77 ₫6M	$1,036.96 CN¥6,938.07	+325.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$243.77 ₫6M	$588.71 CN¥3,938.93	+141.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.34 ₫889K	$44.06 CN¥294.77	+28.3%
Average			+165.9%

Hai Phong vs. Shanghai - Cost of housing

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pay 7.4 times more for childcare

	Hai Phong	Shanghai
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$153.96 ₫4M	$1,413.50 CN¥9,457.42	+818.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,618.80 ₫120M	$27,686.22 CN¥185K	+499.4%
Average			+641.8%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Hai Phong	Shanghai
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.77 ₫19,933	$1.19 CN¥7.98	+55.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.86 ₫48,171	$3.35 CN¥22.41	+80.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.19 ₫30,896	$3.73 CN¥24.95	+212.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.09 ₫598K	$65.69 CN¥439.52	+184.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.23 ₫110K	$8.95 CN¥59.88	+111.4%
Average			+115.5%

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pay 26.4% more for clothing

	Hai Phong	Shanghai
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.19 ₫1M	$54.37 CN¥363.79	+17.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.17 ₫548K	$37.09 CN¥248.19	+75.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.83 ₫2M	$75.49 CN¥505.08	-10.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.98 ₫2M	$105.70 CN¥707.25	+37.3%
Average			+26.4%

Hai Phong vs. Shanghai - Cost of clothing

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