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Stellenbosch vs. Hai Phong Cost of Living Summary

Stellenbosch is 74.8% more expensive than Hai Phong.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Stellenbosch
Groceries: pay 22.9% more in Stellenbosch
Transportation: pay 49.4% more in Stellenbosch
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Stellenbosch
Childcare: pay 7.2% less in Stellenbosch
Entertainment and Sports: pay 85.0% more in Stellenbosch
Clothing: pay 27.3% more in Stellenbosch

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

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Stellenbosch vs. Hai Phong Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Hai Phong	Stellenbosch
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.54 ₫39,865	$7.21 ZAR118.93	+368.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.23 ₫110K	$4.81 ZAR79.29	+13.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 ₫12,707	$0.96 ZAR15.86	+95.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 ₫7,911	$0.74 ZAR12.22	+142.6%
Average			+144.8%

Hai Phong vs. Stellenbosch - Cost of restaurants

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pay 22.9% more for groceries

	Hai Phong	Stellenbosch
Bread 1 loaf	$0.49 ₫12,624	$1.13 ZAR18.58	+131.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.21 ₫135K	$4.39 ZAR72.41	-15.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.70 ₫148K	$4.99 ZAR82.36	-12.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.47 ₫38,071	$2.88 ZAR47.44	+95.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.68 ₫43,626	$2.63 ZAR43.46	+56.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₫39,415	$0.79 ZAR13.03	-48.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 ₫12,449	$0.65 ZAR10.79	+36.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 ₫15,804	$0.77 ZAR12.72	+26.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 ₫13,206	$0.71 ZAR11.69	+38.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 ₫11,217	$0.48 ZAR7.86	+10.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,012	$0.68 ZAR11.24	+35.6%
Average			+22.9%

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pay 49.4% more for transportation

	Hai Phong	Stellenbosch
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.23 ₫83,631	$5.30 ZAR87.50	+64.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$5.77 ₫149K	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,715.02 ₫795M	$35,391.94 ZAR584K	+15.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.39 ₫140K	$12.62 ZAR208.13	+134.2%
Average			+49.4%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Hai Phong	Stellenbosch
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.84 ₫229K	$34.05 ZAR561.70	+285.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$243.77 ₫6M	$681.00 ZAR11,232.40	+179.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$243.77 ₫6M	$480.71 ZAR7,928.76	+97.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.34 ₫889K	$77.26 ZAR1,274.26	+125.0%
Average			+139.1%

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pay 7.2% less for childcare

	Hai Phong	Stellenbosch
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$153.96 ₫4M	$261.38 ZAR4,311.26	+69.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,618.80 ₫120M	$2,343.44 ZAR38,652.68	-49.3%
Average			-7.2%

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pay 85.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Hai Phong	Stellenbosch
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.77 ₫19,933	$2.70 ZAR44.60	+251.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.86 ₫48,171	$2.06 ZAR33.94	+10.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.19 ₫30,896	$3.61 ZAR59.47	+202.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.09 ₫598K	$28.54 ZAR470.77	+23.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.23 ₫110K	$8.71 ZAR143.71	+105.8%
Average			+85.0%

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pay 27.3% more for clothing

	Hai Phong	Stellenbosch
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.19 ₫1M	$52.84 ZAR871.52	+14.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.17 ₫548K	$29.04 ZAR479.03	+37.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.83 ₫2M	$119.84 ZAR1,976.68	+43.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.98 ₫2M	$90.13 ZAR1,486.64	+17.1%
Average			+27.3%

Hai Phong vs. Stellenbosch - Cost of clothing

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