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Vung Tau vs. Vietnam Cost of Living Summary

Vung Tau is 1.9% cheaper than Vietnam overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.4% less in Vung Tau
Groceries: pay 10.3% less in Vung Tau
Transportation: pay 0.1% less in Vung Tau
Housing: pay 13.8% less in Vung Tau
Childcare: pay 22.6% more in Vung Tau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.3% less in Vung Tau
Clothing: pay 2.9% less in Vung Tau

Expenses including housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, clothing, and transportation are lower in Vung Tau.

Vung Tau vs. Vietnam Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.4% less for restaurants

	Vietnam	Vung Tau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.88 ₫49,598	$1.80 ₫47,350	-4.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.13 ₫108,658	$3.79 ₫99,684	-8.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 ₫13,934	$0.49 ₫12,819	-8.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 ₫7,503	$0.31 ₫8,048	+7.3%
Average			-3.4%

Vietnam vs. Vung Tau - Cost of restaurants

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pay 10.3% less for groceries

	Vietnam	Vung Tau
Bread 1 loaf	$0.86 ₫22,621	$0.97 ₫25,586	+13.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.32 ₫139,920	$3.31 ₫87,224	-37.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.20 ₫136,929	$5.16 ₫135,845	-0.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 ₫38,092	$1.42 ₫37,291	-2.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.56 ₫40,967	$1.63 ₫42,847	+4.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.18 ₫31,162	$1.03 ₫27,130	-12.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,396	$0.40 ₫10,400	-16.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 ₫15,140	$0.54 ₫14,325	-5.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 ₫12,917	$0.52 ₫13,688	+6.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,222	$0.26 ₫6,782	-44.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,276	$0.39 ₫10,174	-17.1%
Average			-10.3%

Vietnam vs. Vung Tau - Cost of groceries

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pay 0.1% less for transportation

	Vietnam	Vung Tau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.19 ₫83,990	$3.17 ₫83,423	-0.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.64 ₫174,856	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,225.24 ₫874,348,535	$37,122.40 ₫976,905,263	+11.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.90 ₫155,341	$5.23 ₫137,564	-11.4%
Average			-0.1%

Vietnam vs. Vung Tau - Cost of transportation

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pay 13.8% less for housing

	Vietnam	Vung Tau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.68 ₫228,346	$7.58 ₫199,368	-12.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$310.38 ₫8,167,763	$303.04 ₫7,974,737	-2.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$223.57 ₫5,883,465	$208.34 ₫5,482,632	-6.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.27 ₫1,138,771	$28.97 ₫762,291	-33.1%
Average			-13.8%

Vietnam vs. Vung Tau - Cost of housing

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pay 22.6% more for childcare

	Vietnam	Vung Tau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$199.23 ₫5,242,836	$263.06 ₫6,922,515	+32.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,262.04 ₫322,685,273	$13,892.02 ₫365,579,382	+13.3%
Average			+22.6%

Vietnam vs. Vung Tau - Cost of childcare

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pay 5.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Vietnam	Vung Tau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.93 ₫24,499	$0.68 ₫17,943	-26.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.60 ₫42,057	$1.81 ₫47,745	+13.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.28 ₫33,640	$1.25 ₫32,896	-2.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$20.38 ₫536,285	$14.39 ₫378,800	-29.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.19 ₫84,052	$3.79 ₫99,684	+18.6%
Average			-5.3%

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pay 2.9% less for clothing

	Vietnam	Vung Tau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$31.66 ₫833,176	$18.92 ₫497,923	-40.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.29 ₫560,364	$20.82 ₫547,765	-2.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.72 ₫1,913,626	$93.29 ₫2,455,052	+28.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.26 ₫2,033,289	$79.23 ₫2,085,096	+2.5%
Average			-2.9%

Vietnam vs. Vung Tau - Cost of clothing

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