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Bien Hoa vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Bien Hoa is 67.0% cheaper than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 66.7% less in Bien Hoa
Groceries: pay 59.6% less in Bien Hoa
Transportation: pay 57.3% less in Bien Hoa
Housing: pay 83.1% less in Bien Hoa
Childcare: pay 65.6% less in Bien Hoa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 84.1% less in Bien Hoa
Clothing: pay 52.5% less in Bien Hoa

Expenses including entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, childcare, groceries, and transportation are lower in Bien Hoa.

Bien Hoa vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bien Hoa instead of Hong Kong, you would:

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pay 66.7% less for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Bien Hoa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.85	$1.89 ₫49,329	-76.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.28	$3.79 ₫98,658	-41.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.87	$0.43 ₫11,181	-69.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.70	$0.21 ₫5,591	-80.7%
Average			-66.7%

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pay 59.6% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Bien Hoa
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.14	$0.76 ₫19,732	-65.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$97.33	$5.67 ₫148K	-54.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.91	$4.68 ₫122K	-60.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.50	$1.37 ₫35,714	-61.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.94	$0.86 ₫22,375	-82.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.25	$0.95 ₫24,613	-39.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.50	$0.52 ₫13,517	-52.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.69	$0.52 ₫13,425	-68.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.84	$0.43 ₫11,188	-69.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.60	$0.50 ₫13,115	-54.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.29	$0.54 ₫14,076	-49.0%
Average			-59.6%

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pay 57.3% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Bien Hoa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$93.08	$3.17 ₫82,565	-73.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$527.97	$7.10 ₫185K	-89.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$302K	$37,122.40 ₫967M	-3.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.64	$5.42 ₫141K	-62.7%
Average			-57.3%

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pay 83.1% less for housing

	Hong Kong	Bien Hoa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$173.60	$6.88 ₫179K	-69.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,378.83	$189.40 ₫5M	-91.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,205.77	$113.64 ₫3M	-93.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,388.80	$38.62 ₫1M	-78.2%
Average			-83.1%

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pay 65.6% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Bien Hoa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,125.20	$66.29 ₫2M	-93.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$174K	$13,892.02 ₫362M	-37.6%
Average			-65.6%

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pay 84.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Bien Hoa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.72	$0.53 ₫13,812	-91.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.91	$1.14 ₫29,598	-78.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.58	$1.25 ₫32,557	-90.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$619.40	$10.73 ₫280K	-86.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.57	$3.41 ₫88,793	-73.5%
Average			-84.1%

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pay 52.5% less for clothing

	Hong Kong	Bien Hoa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$579.40	$17.05 ₫444K	-77.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$329.95	$15.15 ₫395K	-64.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$719.53	$69.45 ₫2M	-24.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,117.11	$79.23 ₫2M	-44.5%
Average			-52.5%

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