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Bien Hoa vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Bien Hoa is 36.3% cheaper than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 48.4% less in Bien Hoa
Groceries: pay 42.3% less in Bien Hoa
Transportation: pay 14.9% more in Bien Hoa
Housing: pay 63.5% less in Bien Hoa
Childcare: pay 35.4% less in Bien Hoa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 62.1% less in Bien Hoa
Clothing: pay 17.3% less in Bien Hoa

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

Bien Hoa vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 48.4% less for restaurants

	Manila	Bien Hoa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱347.66	$1.89 ₫49,329	-68.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱248.33	$3.79 ₫98,658	-11.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱56.08	$0.43 ₫11,181	-55.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱29.08	$0.21 ₫5,591	-57.4%
Average			-48.4%

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pay 42.3% less for groceries

	Manila	Bien Hoa
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱77.00	$0.76 ₫19,732	-43.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱246.89	$5.67 ₫148K	+32.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱422.67	$4.68 ₫122K	-36.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱127.80	$1.37 ₫35,714	-38.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱131.84	$0.86 ₫22,375	-62.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱87.52	$0.95 ₫24,613	-37.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱47.48	$0.52 ₫13,517	-36.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱94.50	$0.52 ₫13,425	-68.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱59.11	$0.43 ₫11,188	-58.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱67.55	$0.50 ₫13,115	-57.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱79.36	$0.54 ₫14,076	-60.7%
Average			-42.3%

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pay 14.9% more for transportation

	Manila	Bien Hoa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱241.34	$3.17 ₫82,565	-24.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱794.65	$7.10 ₫185K	-48.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱1M	$37,122.40 ₫967M	+46.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱168.86	$5.42 ₫141K	+85.2%
Average			+14.9%

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pay 63.5% less for housing

	Manila	Bien Hoa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,564.88	$6.88 ₫179K	-74.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱29,618.85	$189.40 ₫5M	-63.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱14,535.47	$113.64 ₫3M	-54.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱5,802.39	$38.62 ₫1M	-61.6%
Average			-63.5%

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pay 35.4% less for childcare

	Manila	Bien Hoa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,001.72	$66.29 ₫2M	-52.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱984K	$13,892.02 ₫362M	-18.5%
Average			-35.4%

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pay 62.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Bien Hoa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱84.43	$0.53 ₫13,812	-63.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱149.39	$1.14 ₫29,598	-56.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱188.73	$1.25 ₫32,557	-61.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,432.80	$10.73 ₫280K	-74.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱432.09	$3.41 ₫88,793	-54.4%
Average			-62.1%

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pay 17.3% less for clothing

	Manila	Bien Hoa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,842.41	$17.05 ₫444K	-65.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,714.74	$15.15 ₫395K	-49.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,668.52	$69.45 ₫2M	-14.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱2,869.47	$79.23 ₫2M	+59.4%
Average			-17.3%

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