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Bien Hoa vs. Quito Cost of Living Summary

Bien Hoa is 35.3% cheaper than Quito.

Restaurants: pay 60.9% less in Bien Hoa
Groceries: pay 13.8% less in Bien Hoa
Transportation: pay 6.8% less in Bien Hoa
Housing: pay 35.9% less in Bien Hoa
Childcare: pay 14.1% less in Bien Hoa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 68.4% less in Bien Hoa
Clothing: pay 47.0% less in Bien Hoa

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

Bien Hoa vs. Quito Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 60.9% less for restaurants

	Quito	Bien Hoa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00	$1.89 ₫49,329	-62.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.38	$3.79 ₫98,658	-48.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.13	$0.43 ₫11,181	-62.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.73	$0.21 ₫5,591	-70.7%
Average			-60.9%

Quito vs. Bien Hoa - Cost of restaurants

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pay 13.8% less for groceries

	Quito	Bien Hoa
Bread 1 loaf	$1.62	$0.76 ₫19,732	-53.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.18	$5.67 ₫148K	+35.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.06	$4.68 ₫122K	+15.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.43	$1.37 ₫35,714	-43.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.52	$0.86 ₫22,375	-75.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98	$0.95 ₫24,613	-3.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51	$0.52 ₫13,517	+1.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48	$0.52 ₫13,425	+8.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59	$0.43 ₫11,188	-26.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68	$0.50 ₫13,115	-25.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47	$0.54 ₫14,076	+15.1%
Average			-13.8%

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pay 6.8% less for transportation

	Quito	Bien Hoa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.63	$3.17 ₫82,565	+20.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.00	$7.10 ₫185K	-73.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,000.00	$37,122.40 ₫967M	+85.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.50	$5.42 ₫141K	-59.9%
Average			-6.8%

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pay 35.9% less for housing

	Quito	Bien Hoa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.44	$6.88 ₫179K	-75.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$448.12	$189.40 ₫5M	-57.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.19	$113.64 ₫3M	-64.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$25.07	$38.62 ₫1M	+54.1%
Average			-35.9%

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pay 14.1% less for childcare

	Quito	Bien Hoa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$283.25	$66.29 ₫2M	-76.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,360.00	$13,892.02 ₫362M	+48.4%
Average			-14.1%

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pay 68.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Quito	Bien Hoa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.38	$0.53 ₫13,812	-77.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.96	$1.14 ₫29,598	-61.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.00	$1.25 ₫32,557	-79.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.55	$10.73 ₫280K	-72.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.00	$3.41 ₫88,793	-51.3%
Average			-68.4%

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pay 47.0% less for clothing

	Quito	Bien Hoa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.15	$17.05 ₫444K	-71.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.83	$15.15 ₫395K	-67.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.42	$69.45 ₫2M	-34.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.78	$79.23 ₫2M	-14.6%
Average			-47.0%

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