Cost of living comparison

Thailand

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Vietnam

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Rayong Cost of Living Summary

Ho Chi Minh City is 8.8% cheaper than Rayong.

Restaurants: pay 27.1% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Groceries: pay 22.2% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Transportation: pay 23.4% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Housing: pay 29.5% more in Ho Chi Minh City
Childcare: pay 4.9% more in Ho Chi Minh City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 46.3% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Clothing: pay 16.9% less in Ho Chi Minh City

The cost of housing and childcare in Ho Chi Minh City are more expensive than in Rayong. Expenses including entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, groceries, and clothing are lower in Ho Chi Minh City.

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Ho Chi Minh City vs. Rayong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ho Chi Minh City instead of Rayong, you would:

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pay 27.1% less for restaurants

	Rayong	Ho Chi Minh City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB98.83	$1.92 ₫49,832	-35.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB232.24	$4.62 ₫120K	-33.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 THB17.54	$0.54 ₫13,905	+1.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.27 THB8.89	$0.33 ₫8,590	+24.1%
Average			-27.1%

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pay 22.2% less for groceries

	Rayong	Ho Chi Minh City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.34 THB44.47	$1.08 ₫27,843	-19.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB287.02	$6.05 ₫157K	-29.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB241.89	$6.13 ₫159K	-15.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB85.32	$1.62 ₫42,008	-36.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.28 THB42.59	$1.64 ₫42,570	+28.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.51 THB50.25	$1.36 ₫35,261	-9.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB26.83	$0.58 ₫14,953	-28.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.00 THB33.27	$0.72 ₫18,715	-27.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.09	$0.58 ₫14,918	-34.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.00	$0.54 ₫14,104	-30.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.01	$0.53 ₫13,662	-23.7%
Average			-22.2%

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pay 23.4% less for transportation

	Rayong	Ho Chi Minh City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.23 THB174.04	$3.55 ₫91,950	-32.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$11.55 ₫299K
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$30,715.02 ₫795M	-1.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB350.83	$5.80 ₫150K	-45.0%
Average			-23.4%

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pay 29.5% more for housing

	Rayong	Ho Chi Minh City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.88 THB395.30	$10.46 ₫271K	-12.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$415.92 THB13,835.56	$585.86 ₫15M	+40.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$297.08 THB9,882.54	$297.81 ₫8M	+0.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.08 THB1,133.59	$79.24 ₫2M	+132.5%
Average			+29.5%

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pay 4.9% more for childcare

	Rayong	Ho Chi Minh City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB18,904.94	$438.36 ₫11M	-22.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB549K	$23,561.82 ₫610M	+42.8%
Average			+4.9%

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pay 46.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Rayong	Ho Chi Minh City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.78 THB59.30	$1.03 ₫26,762	-42.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.63 THB54.35	$1.81 ₫46,978	+11.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB153.18	$1.23 ₫31,892	-73.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$66.84 THB2,223.57	$25.91 ₫671K	-61.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.68 THB222.36	$3.46 ₫89,697	-48.2%
Average			-46.3%

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pay 16.9% less for clothing

	Rayong	Ho Chi Minh City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,353.53	$51.59 ₫1M	-27.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,428.36	$34.61 ₫896K	-19.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,228.30	$91.59 ₫2M	-5.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,656.54	$94.62 ₫2M	-13.9%
Average			-16.9%

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