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Vung Tau vs. Quito Cost of Living Summary

Vung Tau is 24.2% cheaper than Quito.

Restaurants: pay 57.0% less in Vung Tau
Groceries: pay 20.2% less in Vung Tau
Transportation: pay 15.0% more in Vung Tau
Housing: pay 31.1% less in Vung Tau
Childcare: pay 20.6% more in Vung Tau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 59.5% less in Vung Tau
Clothing: pay 37.5% less in Vung Tau

The cost of childcare and transportation in Vung Tau are more expensive than in Quito. Expenses including entertainment and sports, restaurants, clothing, housing, and groceries are lower in Vung Tau.

Vung Tau vs. Quito Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 57.0% less for restaurants

	Quito	Vung Tau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00	$1.80 ₫47,332	-64.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.38	$3.79 ₫99,647	-48.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.13	$0.49 ₫12,814	-57.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.73	$0.31 ₫8,045	-58.3%
Average			-57.0%

Quito vs. Vung Tau - Cost of restaurants

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pay 20.2% less for groceries

	Quito	Vung Tau
Bread 1 loaf	$1.62	$0.97 ₫25,576	-40.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.18	$3.31 ₫87,191	-20.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.06	$5.16 ₫135,794	+27.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.43	$1.42 ₫37,278	-41.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.52	$1.63 ₫42,831	-53.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98	$1.03 ₫27,120	+5.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51	$0.40 ₫10,396	-22.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48	$0.54 ₫14,320	+14.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59	$0.52 ₫13,683	-11.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68	$0.26 ₫6,780	-62.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47	$0.39 ₫10,170	-17.7%
Average			-20.2%

Quito vs. Vung Tau - Cost of groceries

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pay 15.0% more for transportation

	Quito	Vung Tau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.63	$3.17 ₫83,392	+20.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.00	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,000.00	$37,122.40 ₫976,541,854	+85.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.50	$5.23 ₫137,513	-61.3%
Average			+15.0%

Quito vs. Vung Tau - Cost of transportation

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pay 31.1% less for housing

	Quito	Vung Tau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.44	$7.58 ₫199,294	-73.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$448.12	$303.04 ₫7,971,770	-32.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.19	$208.34 ₫5,480,592	-34.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$25.07	$28.97 ₫762,007	+15.6%
Average			-31.1%

Quito vs. Vung Tau - Cost of housing

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pay 20.6% more for childcare

	Quito	Vung Tau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$283.25	$263.06 ₫6,919,939	-7.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,360.00	$13,892.02 ₫365,443,386	+48.4%
Average			+20.6%

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pay 59.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Quito	Vung Tau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.38	$0.68 ₫17,936	-71.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.96	$1.81 ₫47,728	-38.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.00	$1.25 ₫32,884	-79.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.55	$14.39 ₫378,659	-62.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.00	$3.79 ₫99,647	-45.9%
Average			-59.5%

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pay 37.5% less for clothing

	Quito	Vung Tau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.15	$18.92 ₫497,737	-68.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.83	$20.82 ₫547,561	-55.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.42	$93.29 ₫2,454,139	-11.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.78	$79.23 ₫2,084,321	-14.6%
Average			-37.5%

Quito vs. Vung Tau - Cost of clothing

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