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Bien Hoa vs. Vietnam Cost of Living Summary

Bien Hoa is 16.5% cheaper than Vietnam overall.

Restaurants: pay 12.8% less in Bien Hoa
Groceries: pay 6.7% less in Bien Hoa
Transportation: pay 2.4% more in Bien Hoa
Housing: pay 29.9% less in Bien Hoa
Childcare: pay 26.7% less in Bien Hoa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.9% less in Bien Hoa
Clothing: pay 19.2% less in Bien Hoa

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

Bien Hoa vs. Vietnam Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 12.8% less for restaurants

	Vietnam	Bien Hoa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.88 ₫49,683	$1.89 ₫49,928	+0.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.13 ₫108,845	$3.79 ₫99,855	-8.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 ₫13,958	$0.43 ₫11,317	-18.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 ₫7,515	$0.21 ₫5,658	-24.7%
Average			-12.8%

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pay 6.7% less for groceries

	Vietnam	Bien Hoa
Bread 1 loaf	$0.86 ₫22,659	$0.76 ₫19,971	-11.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.32 ₫140,160	$5.67 ₫149,470	+6.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.20 ₫137,163	$4.68 ₫123,478	-10.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 ₫38,157	$1.37 ₫36,148	-5.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.56 ₫41,037	$0.86 ₫22,647	-44.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.18 ₫31,215	$0.95 ₫24,911	-20.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,417	$0.52 ₫13,681	+10.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 ₫15,166	$0.52 ₫13,588	-10.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 ₫12,939	$0.43 ₫11,323	-12.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,243	$0.50 ₫13,274	+8.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,298	$0.54 ₫14,247	+15.9%
Average			-6.7%

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pay 2.4% more for transportation

	Vietnam	Bien Hoa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.19 ₫84,134	$3.17 ₫83,566	-0.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.64 ₫175,156	$7.10 ₫187,228	+6.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,225.24 ₫875,846,709	$37,122.40 ₫978,579,166	+11.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.90 ₫155,607	$5.42 ₫142,793	-8.2%
Average			+2.4%

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pay 29.9% less for housing

	Vietnam	Bien Hoa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.68 ₫228,737	$6.88 ₫181,403	-20.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$310.38 ₫8,181,759	$189.40 ₫4,992,751	-39.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$223.57 ₫5,893,546	$113.64 ₫2,995,651	-49.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.27 ₫1,140,722	$38.62 ₫1,018,130	-10.7%
Average			-29.9%

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pay 26.7% less for childcare

	Vietnam	Bien Hoa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$199.23 ₫5,251,819	$66.29 ₫1,747,463	-66.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,262.04 ₫323,238,187	$13,892.02 ₫366,205,793	+13.3%
Average			-26.7%

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pay 22.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Vietnam	Bien Hoa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.93 ₫24,541	$0.53 ₫13,980	-43.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.60 ₫42,129	$1.14 ₫29,957	-28.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.28 ₫33,698	$1.25 ₫32,952	-2.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$20.38 ₫537,204	$10.73 ₫282,923	-47.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.19 ₫84,196	$3.41 ₫89,870	+6.7%
Average			-22.9%

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pay 19.2% less for clothing

	Vietnam	Bien Hoa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$31.66 ₫834,603	$17.05 ₫449,348	-46.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.29 ₫561,324	$15.15 ₫399,420	-28.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.72 ₫1,916,905	$69.45 ₫1,830,675	-4.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.26 ₫2,036,773	$79.23 ₫2,088,669	+2.5%
Average			-19.2%

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