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Vietnam

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Thailand

Rayong vs. Ho Chi Minh City Cost of Living Summary

Rayong is 9.6% more expensive than Ho Chi Minh City.

Restaurants: pay 37.2% more in Rayong
Groceries: pay 28.6% more in Rayong
Transportation: pay 30.6% more in Rayong
Housing: pay 22.8% less in Rayong
Childcare: pay 4.7% less in Rayong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 86.1% more in Rayong
Clothing: pay 20.3% more in Rayong

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

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Rayong vs. Ho Chi Minh City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 37.2% more for restaurants

	Ho Chi Minh City	Rayong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.92 ₫49,832	$2.97 THB98.83	+54.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.62 ₫120K	$6.98 THB232.24	+51.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 ₫13,905	$0.53 THB17.54	-1.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 ₫8,590	$0.27 THB8.89	-19.4%
Average			+37.2%

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pay 28.6% more for groceries

	Ho Chi Minh City	Rayong
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 ₫27,843	$1.34 THB44.47	+24.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.05 ₫157K	$8.63 THB287.02	+42.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.13 ₫159K	$7.27 THB241.89	+18.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.62 ₫42,008	$2.56 THB85.32	+58.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.64 ₫42,570	$1.28 THB42.59	-22.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 ₫35,261	$1.51 THB50.25	+10.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 ₫14,953	$0.81 THB26.83	+39.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 ₫18,715	$1.00 THB33.27	+38.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 ₫14,918	$0.87 THB29.09	+51.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 ₫14,104	$0.78 THB26.00	+43.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 ₫13,662	$0.69 THB23.01	+31.1%
Average			+28.6%

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pay 30.6% more for transportation

	Ho Chi Minh City	Rayong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.55 ₫91,950	$5.23 THB174.04	+47.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.55 ₫299K	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,715.02 ₫795M	$31,193.83 THB1M	+1.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.80 ₫150K	$10.55 THB350.83	+81.8%
Average			+30.6%

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pay 22.8% less for housing

	Ho Chi Minh City	Rayong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.46 ₫271K	$11.88 THB395.30	+13.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$585.86 ₫15M	$415.92 THB13,835.56	-29.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$297.81 ₫8M	$297.08 THB9,882.54	-0.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.24 ₫2M	$34.08 THB1,133.59	-57.0%
Average			-22.8%

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pay 4.7% less for childcare

	Ho Chi Minh City	Rayong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$438.36 ₫11M	$568.31 THB18,904.94	+29.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,561.82 ₫610M	$16,500.59 THB549K	-30.0%
Average			-4.7%

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pay 86.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Ho Chi Minh City	Rayong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.03 ₫26,762	$1.78 THB59.30	+72.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.81 ₫46,978	$1.63 THB54.35	-9.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.23 ₫31,892	$4.60 THB153.18	+273.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.91 ₫671K	$66.84 THB2,223.57	+158.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.46 ₫89,697	$6.68 THB222.36	+93.0%
Average			+86.1%

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pay 20.3% more for clothing

	Ho Chi Minh City	Rayong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.59 ₫1M	$70.75 THB2,353.53	+37.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.61 ₫896K	$42.94 THB1,428.36	+24.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.59 ₫2M	$97.05 THB3,228.30	+6.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.62 ₫2M	$109.92 THB3,656.54	+16.2%
Average			+20.3%

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