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Vietnam

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Indonesia

Bekasi vs. Ho Chi Minh City Cost of Living Summary

Bekasi is 29.7% cheaper than Ho Chi Minh City.

Restaurants: pay 2.1% less in Bekasi
Groceries: pay 4.3% more in Bekasi
Transportation: pay 17.4% less in Bekasi
Housing: pay 54.8% less in Bekasi
Childcare: pay 68.0% less in Bekasi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.2% more in Bekasi
Clothing: pay 3.0% less in Bekasi

The cost of entertainment and sports and groceries in Bekasi are more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh City. Expenses including childcare, housing, transportation, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Bekasi.

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Bekasi vs. Ho Chi Minh City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1% less for restaurants

	Ho Chi Minh City	Bekasi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.92 ₫49,832	$2.65 IDR47,917.07	+37.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.62 ₫120K	$3.35 IDR60,526.83	-27.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 ₫13,905	$0.45 IDR8,070.24	-16.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 ₫8,590	$0.23 IDR4,214.46	-29.6%
Average			-2.1%

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Bekasi - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.3% more for groceries

	Ho Chi Minh City	Bekasi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 ₫27,843	$1.10 IDR19,932.16	+2.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.05 ₫157K	$4.70 IDR84,905.69	-22.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.13 ₫159K	$4.25 IDR76,748.79	-30.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.62 ₫42,008	$1.62 IDR29,319.19	+0.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.64 ₫42,570	$1.31 IDR23,641.41	-20.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 ₫35,261	$1.27 IDR22,961.98	-6.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 ₫14,953	$0.61 IDR11,085.81	+6.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 ₫18,715	$1.17 IDR21,099.32	+61.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 ₫14,918	$0.62 IDR11,189.80	+7.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 ₫14,104	$0.62 IDR11,256.36	+14.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 ₫13,662	$0.96 IDR17,387.87	+82.5%
Average			+4.3%

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pay 17.4% less for transportation

	Ho Chi Minh City	Bekasi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.55 ₫91,950	$3.17 IDR57,245.81	-10.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.55 ₫299K	$11.18 IDR202K	-3.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,715.02 ₫795M	$21,289.83 IDR384M	-30.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.80 ₫150K	$4.16 IDR75,154.14	-28.3%
Average			-17.4%

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pay 54.8% less for housing

	Ho Chi Minh City	Bekasi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.46 ₫271K	$19.17 IDR346K	+83.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$585.86 ₫15M	$204.89 IDR4M	-65.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$297.81 ₫8M	$130.38 IDR2M	-56.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.24 ₫2M	$48.70 IDR879K	-38.5%
Average			-54.8%

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pay 68.0% less for childcare

	Ho Chi Minh City	Bekasi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$438.36 ₫11M	$128.52 IDR2M	-70.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,561.82 ₫610M	$8,208.60 IDR148M	-65.2%
Average			-68.0%

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pay 9.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Ho Chi Minh City	Bekasi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.03 ₫26,762	$2.51 IDR45,395.12	+143.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.81 ₫46,978	$1.52 IDR27,363.17	-16.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.23 ₫31,892	$2.68 IDR48,421.46	+117.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.91 ₫671K	$15.83 IDR286K	-38.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.46 ₫89,697	$3.35 IDR60,526.83	-3.2%
Average			+9.2%

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pay 3.0% less for clothing

	Ho Chi Minh City	Bekasi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.59 ₫1M	$58.46 IDR1M	+13.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.61 ₫896K	$32.13 IDR580K	-7.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.59 ₫2M	$76.82 IDR1M	-16.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.62 ₫2M	$94.99 IDR2M	+0.4%
Average			-3.0%

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Bekasi - Cost of clothing

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