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Benghazi vs. Ho Chi Minh City Cost of Living Summary

Benghazi is 60.9% cheaper than Ho Chi Minh City.

Restaurants: pay 21.4% less in Benghazi
Groceries: pay 38.0% less in Benghazi
Transportation: pay 88.1% less in Benghazi
Housing: pay 61.1% less in Benghazi
Childcare: pay 94.9% less in Benghazi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.1% more in Benghazi
Clothing: pay 27.3% less in Benghazi

Expenses including childcare, transportation, housing, groceries, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Benghazi.

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Benghazi vs. Ho Chi Minh City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 21.4% less for restaurants

	Ho Chi Minh City	Benghazi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.92 ₫49,427	$2.41 LYD15.470	+25.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.62 ₫119K	$2.33 LYD14.970	-49.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 ₫13,793	$0.45 LYD2.870	-16.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 ₫8,520	$0.14 LYD0.910	-57.3%
Average			-21.4%

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pay 38.0% less for groceries

	Ho Chi Minh City	Benghazi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 ₫27,617	$0.17 LYD1.070	-84.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.05 ₫155K	$3.19 LYD20.430	-47.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.13 ₫157K	$2.95 LYD18.890	-51.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.62 ₫41,667	$1.68 LYD10.790	+3.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.64 ₫42,224	$1.24 LYD7.920	-24.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 ₫34,975	$1.05 LYD6.750	-22.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 ₫14,832	$0.80 LYD5.160	+39.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 ₫18,564	$0.53 LYD3.400	-26.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 ₫14,797	$0.33 LYD2.110	-43.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 ₫13,990	$0.38 LYD2.450	-29.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 ₫13,552	$0.28 LYD1.810	-46.5%
Average			-38.0%

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pay 88.1% less for transportation

	Ho Chi Minh City	Benghazi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.55 ₫91,204	$0.09 LYD0.570	-97.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.55 ₫297K	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,715.02 ₫789M	$12,451.96 LYD79,845.300	-59.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.80 ₫149K	$4.05 LYD25.950	-30.3%
Average			-88.1%

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pay 61.1% less for housing

	Ho Chi Minh City	Benghazi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.46 ₫269K	$18.68 LYD119.770	+78.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$585.86 ₫15M	$186.78 LYD1,197.680	-68.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$297.81 ₫8M	$116.74 LYD748.550	-60.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.24 ₫2M	??
Average			-61.1%

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pay 94.9% less for childcare

	Ho Chi Minh City	Benghazi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$438.36 ₫11M	$77.82 LYD499.030	-82.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,561.82 ₫605M	$350.21 LYD2,245.650	-98.5%
Average			-94.9%

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pay 3.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Ho Chi Minh City	Benghazi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.03 ₫26,545	$2.10 LYD13.470	+103.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.81 ₫46,596	$0.67 LYD4.290	-63.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.23 ₫31,633	$1.87 LYD11.980	+51.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.91 ₫665K	$17.38 LYD111.450	-32.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.46 ₫88,969	$6.23 LYD39.920	+79.7%
Average			+3.1%

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pay 27.3% less for clothing

	Ho Chi Minh City	Benghazi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.59 ₫1M	$42.03 LYD269.480	-18.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.61 ₫889K	$35.02 LYD224.560	+1.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.59 ₫2M	$42.80 LYD274.470	-53.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.62 ₫2M	$68.49 LYD439.150	-27.6%
Average			-27.3%

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Benghazi - Cost of clothing

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