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Bien Hoa vs. Prague Cost of Living Summary

Bien Hoa is 60.5% cheaper than Prague.

Restaurants: pay 77.0% less in Bien Hoa
Groceries: pay 37.8% less in Bien Hoa
Transportation: pay 43.3% less in Bien Hoa
Housing: pay 82.0% less in Bien Hoa
Childcare: pay 51.2% less in Bien Hoa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 78.4% less in Bien Hoa
Clothing: pay 54.1% less in Bien Hoa

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

Bien Hoa vs. Prague Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 77.0% less for restaurants

	Prague	Bien Hoa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.56 CZK216.67	$1.89 ₫49,329	-82.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.60 CZK196.97	$3.79 ₫98,658	-60.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.95 CZK40.10	$0.43 ₫11,181	-78.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.71 CZK35.09	$0.21 ₫5,591	-87.4%
Average			-77.0%

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pay 37.8% less for groceries

	Prague	Bien Hoa
Bread 1 loaf	$1.73 CZK35.46	$0.76 ₫19,732	-56.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.52 CZK133.69	$5.67 ₫148K	-13.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.77 CZK97.83	$4.68 ₫122K	-1.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.81 CZK78.11	$1.37 ₫35,714	-64.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.30 CZK88.33	$0.86 ₫22,375	-80.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 CZK20.89	$0.95 ₫24,613	-7.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 CZK17.89	$0.52 ₫13,517	-40.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.05 CZK21.52	$0.52 ₫13,425	-50.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.81 CZK37.22	$0.43 ₫11,188	-76.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 CZK13.34	$0.50 ₫13,115	-22.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 CZK11.52	$0.54 ₫14,076	-3.7%
Average			-37.8%

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pay 43.3% less for transportation

	Prague	Bien Hoa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.73 CZK138.03	$3.17 ₫82,565	-52.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.40 CZK541.66	$7.10 ₫185K	-73.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,197.57 CZK640K	$37,122.40 ₫967M	+19.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.08 CZK329.92	$5.42 ₫141K	-66.3%
Average			-43.3%

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pay 82.0% less for housing

	Prague	Bien Hoa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.93 CZK491.01	$6.88 ₫179K	-71.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,194.06 CZK24,501.24	$189.40 ₫5M	-84.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$923.20 CZK18,943.32	$113.64 ₫3M	-87.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$260.95 CZK5,354.52	$38.62 ₫1M	-85.2%
Average			-82.0%

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pay 51.2% less for childcare

	Prague	Bien Hoa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$999.92 CZK20,517.60	$66.29 ₫2M	-93.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,274.81 CZK313K	$13,892.02 ₫362M	-9.1%
Average			-51.2%

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pay 78.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Prague	Bien Hoa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.88 CZK59.09	$0.53 ₫13,812	-81.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.74 CZK76.84	$1.14 ₫29,598	-69.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.73 CZK158.56	$1.25 ₫32,557	-83.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.84 CZK1,474.17	$10.73 ₫280K	-85.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.00 CZK246.21	$3.41 ₫88,793	-71.6%
Average			-78.4%

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pay 54.1% less for clothing

	Prague	Bien Hoa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$79.19 CZK1,624.99	$17.05 ₫444K	-78.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.41 CZK808.59	$15.15 ₫395K	-61.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.09 CZK2,176.85	$69.45 ₫2M	-34.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$136.03 CZK2,791.14	$79.23 ₫2M	-41.8%
Average			-54.1%

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