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Bien Hoa vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Bien Hoa is 36.5% cheaper than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 56.8% less in Bien Hoa
Groceries: pay 17.4% less in Bien Hoa
Transportation: pay 24.3% less in Bien Hoa
Housing: pay 56.2% less in Bien Hoa
Childcare: pay 1.8% more in Bien Hoa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 65.8% less in Bien Hoa
Clothing: pay 36.7% less in Bien Hoa

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

Bien Hoa vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bien Hoa instead of Lima, you would:

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pay 56.8% less for restaurants

	Lima	Bien Hoa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 PEN14.35	$1.89 ₫49,329	-55.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.14 PEN23.92	$3.79 ₫98,658	-46.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 PEN3.37	$0.43 ₫11,181	-57.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 PEN2.19	$0.21 ₫5,591	-67.1%
Average			-56.8%

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pay 17.4% less for groceries

	Lima	Bien Hoa
Bread 1 loaf	$2.67 PEN8.93	$0.76 ₫19,732	-71.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 PEN15.13	$5.67 ₫148K	+25.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.76 PEN19.28	$4.68 ₫122K	-18.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.96 PEN9.93	$1.37 ₫35,714	-53.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 PEN8.82	$0.86 ₫22,375	-67.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 PEN3.40	$0.95 ₫24,613	-6.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 PEN1.70	$0.52 ₫13,517	+2.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 PEN1.93	$0.52 ₫13,425	-10.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 PEN1.89	$0.43 ₫11,188	-23.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 PEN1.55	$0.50 ₫13,115	+9.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 PEN1.45	$0.54 ₫14,076	+24.5%
Average			-17.4%

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pay 24.3% less for transportation

	Lima	Bien Hoa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.20 PEN17.41	$3.17 ₫82,565	-39.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.85 PEN76.53	$7.10 ₫185K	-68.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,990.85 PEN66,963.73	$37,122.40 ₫967M	+85.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.70 PEN72.70	$5.42 ₫141K	-75.0%
Average			-24.3%

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pay 56.2% less for housing

	Lima	Bien Hoa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.99 PEN83.70	$6.88 ₫179K	-72.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$661.42 PEN2,215.58	$189.40 ₫5M	-71.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$374.24 PEN1,253.59	$113.64 ₫3M	-69.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.53 PEN145.82	$38.62 ₫1M	-11.3%
Average			-56.2%

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pay 1.8% more for childcare

	Lima	Bien Hoa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$192.22 PEN643.88	$66.29 ₫2M	-65.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,215.29 PEN27,518.90	$13,892.02 ₫362M	+69.1%
Average			+1.8%

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pay 65.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Bien Hoa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 PEN7.65	$0.53 ₫13,812	-76.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 PEN8.76	$1.14 ₫29,598	-56.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.71 PEN19.13	$1.25 ₫32,557	-78.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.13 PEN104.27	$10.73 ₫280K	-65.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.14 PEN23.92	$3.41 ₫88,793	-52.2%
Average			-65.8%

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pay 36.7% less for clothing

	Lima	Bien Hoa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.07 PEN171.08	$17.05 ₫444K	-66.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.74 PEN119.71	$15.15 ₫395K	-57.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.99 PEN281.36	$69.45 ₫2M	-17.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.70 PEN280.38	$79.23 ₫2M	-5.3%
Average			-36.7%

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