Cost of living comparison
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Hai Phong vs. Mountain View Cost of Living Summary
Hai Phong is 80.1% cheaper than Mountain View.
Hai Phong vs. Mountain View Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Hai Phong instead of Mountain View, you would:
pay 85.2% less for restaurants
|
Mountain View
|
Hai Phong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$1.54
₫39,726
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$4.23
₫109K
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.75
|
$0.49
₫12,663
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
|
$0.31
₫7,883
|
|
Mountain View vs. Hai Phong - Cost of restaurants
pay 66.1% less for groceries
|
Mountain View
|
Hai Phong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.30
|
$0.49
₫12,580
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.27
|
$5.21
₫134K
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
|
$5.70
₫147K
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.38
|
$1.47
₫37,939
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.33
|
$1.68
₫43,474
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.50
|
$1.52
₫39,278
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
|
$0.48
₫12,406
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.00
|
$0.61
₫15,749
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.66
|
$0.51
₫13,160
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.75
|
$0.43
₫11,178
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.60
|
$0.50
₫12,967
|
|
Mountain View vs. Hai Phong - Cost of groceries
pay 46.5% less for transportation
|
Mountain View
|
Hai Phong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.78
|
$3.23
₫83,339
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$5.77
₫149K
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,998.00
|
$30,715.02
₫793M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$43.77
|
$5.39
₫139K
|
|
Mountain View vs. Hai Phong - Cost of transportation
pay 90.7% less for housing
|
Mountain View
|
Hai Phong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.00
|
$8.84
₫228K
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,898.75
|
$243.77
₫6M
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$3,028.33
|
$243.77
₫6M
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$224.96
|
$34.34
₫886K
|
|
Mountain View vs. Hai Phong - Cost of housing
pay 88.6% less for childcare
|
Mountain View
|
Hai Phong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,285.25
|
$153.96
₫4M
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,000.00
|
$4,618.80
₫119M
|
|
Mountain View vs. Hai Phong - Cost of childcare
pay 78.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mountain View
|
Hai Phong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$0.77
₫19,863
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.33
|
$1.86
₫48,003
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.71
|
$1.19
₫30,788
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.25
|
$23.09
₫596K
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.00
|
$4.23
₫109K
|
|
Mountain View vs. Hai Phong - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 51.7% less for clothing
|
Mountain View
|
Hai Phong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.67
|
$46.19
₫1M
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$100.00
|
$21.17
₫546K
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$150.00
|
$83.83
₫2M
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
|
$76.98
₫2M
|
|
Mountain View vs. Hai Phong - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated November 2026). How we calculate this
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