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Vung Tau vs. Ottawa Cost of Living Summary

Vung Tau is 52.8% cheaper than Ottawa.

Restaurants: pay 77.9% less in Vung Tau
Groceries: pay 58.6% less in Vung Tau
Transportation: pay 11.5% less in Vung Tau
Housing: pay 80.6% less in Vung Tau
Childcare: pay 39.2% less in Vung Tau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 72.5% less in Vung Tau
Clothing: pay 29.6% less in Vung Tau

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

Vung Tau vs. Ottawa Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 77.9% less for restaurants

	Ottawa	Vung Tau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.99 CA$24.78	$1.80 ₫47,332	-90.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.01 CA$15.17	$3.79 ₫99,647	-65.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 CA$2.76	$0.49 ₫12,814	-75.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.56 CA$2.15	$0.31 ₫8,045	-80.4%
Average			-77.9%

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pay 58.6% less for groceries

	Ottawa	Vung Tau
Bread 1 loaf	$2.73 CA$3.76	$0.97 ₫25,576	-64.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.85 CA$8.06	$3.31 ₫87,191	-43.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.65 CA$11.92	$5.16 ₫135,794	-40.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 CA$4.85	$1.42 ₫37,278	-59.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.74 CA$7.91	$1.63 ₫42,831	-71.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.91 CA$2.63	$1.03 ₫27,120	-46.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 CA$0.83	$0.40 ₫10,396	-34.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.63 CA$2.25	$0.54 ₫14,320	-66.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.67 CA$2.30	$0.52 ₫13,683	-68.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 CA$1.52	$0.26 ₫6,780	-76.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46 CA$2.01	$0.39 ₫10,170	-73.5%
Average			-58.6%

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pay 11.5% less for transportation

	Ottawa	Vung Tau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.05 CA$5.58	$3.17 ₫83,392	-21.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$97.12 CA$133.83	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,444.83 CA$33,683.76	$37,122.40 ₫976,541,854	+51.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.82 CA$20.42	$5.23 ₫137,513	-64.7%
Average			-11.5%

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pay 80.6% less for housing

	Ottawa	Vung Tau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.93 CA$68.80	$7.58 ₫199,294	-84.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,452.55 CA$2,001.55	$303.04 ₫7,971,770	-79.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,228.71 CA$1,693.10	$208.34 ₫5,480,592	-83.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.93 CA$163.88	$28.97 ₫762,007	-75.6%
Average			-80.6%

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pay 39.2% less for childcare

	Ottawa	Vung Tau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$788.18 CA$1,086.07	$263.06 ₫6,919,939	-66.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,753.32 CA$21,707.29	$13,892.02 ₫365,443,386	-11.8%
Average			-39.2%

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pay 72.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Ottawa	Vung Tau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.76 CA$7.93	$0.68 ₫17,936	-88.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.74 CA$5.16	$1.81 ₫47,728	-51.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.95 CA$17.84	$1.25 ₫32,884	-90.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.60 CA$61.46	$14.39 ₫378,659	-67.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.79 CA$14.87	$3.79 ₫99,647	-64.9%
Average			-72.5%

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pay 29.6% less for clothing

	Ottawa	Vung Tau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.82 CA$72.79	$18.92 ₫497,737	-64.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.91 CA$53.62	$20.82 ₫547,561	-46.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.10 CA$120.02	$93.29 ₫2,454,139	+7.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.91 CA$128.02	$79.23 ₫2,084,321	-14.7%
Average			-29.6%

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