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Vung Tau vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Vung Tau is 23.7% cheaper than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 52.4% less in Vung Tau
Groceries: pay 25.4% less in Vung Tau
Transportation: pay 9.7% less in Vung Tau
Housing: pay 50.4% less in Vung Tau
Childcare: pay 53.0% more in Vung Tau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 55.9% less in Vung Tau
Clothing: pay 24.8% less in Vung Tau

Expenses including entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, groceries, clothing, and transportation are lower in Vung Tau.

Vung Tau vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vung Tau instead of Lima, you would:

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pay 52.4% less for restaurants

	Lima	Vung Tau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 PEN14.68	$1.80 ₫47,176	-58.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.14 PEN24.46	$3.79 ₫99,319	-46.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 PEN3.44	$0.49 ₫12,772	-51.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 PEN2.24	$0.31 ₫8,018	-53.1%
Average			-52.4%

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pay 25.4% less for groceries

	Lima	Vung Tau
Bread 1 loaf	$2.67 PEN9.13	$0.97 ₫25,492	-63.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 PEN15.48	$3.31 ₫86,904	-26.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.76 PEN19.72	$5.16 ₫135K	-10.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.96 PEN10.15	$1.42 ₫37,155	-52.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 PEN9.02	$1.63 ₫42,690	-38.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 PEN3.48	$1.03 ₫27,030	+1.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 PEN1.74	$0.40 ₫10,362	-22.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 PEN1.97	$0.54 ₫14,273	-5.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 PEN1.93	$0.52 ₫13,638	-7.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 PEN1.58	$0.26 ₫6,758	-44.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 PEN1.49	$0.39 ₫10,136	-10.9%
Average			-25.4%

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pay 9.7% less for transportation

	Lima	Vung Tau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.20 PEN17.80	$3.17 ₫83,117	-39.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.85 PEN78.28	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,990.85 PEN68,491.17	$37,122.40 ₫973M	+85.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.70 PEN74.36	$5.23 ₫137K	-75.9%
Average			-9.7%

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pay 50.4% less for housing

	Lima	Vung Tau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.99 PEN85.61	$7.58 ₫199K	-69.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$661.42 PEN2,266.12	$303.04 ₫8M	-54.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$374.24 PEN1,282.18	$208.34 ₫5M	-44.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.53 PEN149.14	$28.97 ₫759K	-33.5%
Average			-50.4%

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pay 53.0% more for childcare

	Lima	Vung Tau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$192.22 PEN658.57	$263.06 ₫7M	+36.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,215.29 PEN28,146.61	$13,892.02 ₫364M	+69.1%
Average			+53.0%

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pay 55.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Vung Tau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 PEN7.83	$0.68 ₫17,877	-70.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 PEN8.96	$1.81 ₫47,570	-30.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.71 PEN19.57	$1.25 ₫32,775	-78.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.13 PEN106.65	$14.39 ₫377K	-53.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.14 PEN24.46	$3.79 ₫99,319	-46.9%
Average			-55.9%

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pay 24.8% less for clothing

	Lima	Vung Tau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.07 PEN174.98	$18.92 ₫496K	-63.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.74 PEN122.44	$20.82 ₫546K	-41.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.99 PEN287.77	$93.29 ₫2M	+11.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.70 PEN286.78	$79.23 ₫2M	-5.3%
Average			-24.8%

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