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Vietnam vs. Vung Tau Cost of Living Summary

Vietnam is 6.2% more expensive than Vung Tau.

Restaurants: pay 3.9% more in Vietnam
Groceries: pay 16.6% more in Vietnam
Transportation: pay 1.0% more in Vietnam
Housing: pay 18.4% more in Vietnam
Childcare: pay 18.0% less in Vietnam
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.6% more in Vietnam
Clothing: pay 11.2% more in Vietnam

The cost of housing, groceries, clothing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation in Vietnam are more expensive than in Vung Tau.

Vietnam vs. Vung Tau Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.9% more for restaurants

	Vung Tau	Vietnam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.80 ₫47,431	$1.88 ₫49,683	+4.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.79 ₫99,855	$4.13 ₫108,845	+9.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 ₫12,841	$0.53 ₫13,958	+8.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 ₫8,062	$0.29 ₫7,515	-6.8%
Average			+3.9%

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pay 16.6% more for groceries

	Vung Tau	Vietnam
Bread 1 loaf	$0.97 ₫25,629	$0.86 ₫22,659	-11.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.31 ₫87,373	$5.32 ₫140,160	+60.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.16 ₫136,077	$5.20 ₫137,163	+0.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.42 ₫37,355	$1.45 ₫38,157	+2.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 ₫42,920	$1.56 ₫41,037	-4.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 ₫27,176	$1.18 ₫31,215	+14.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.40 ₫10,418	$0.47 ₫12,417	+19.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.54 ₫14,350	$0.58 ₫15,166	+5.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 ₫13,712	$0.49 ₫12,939	-5.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 ₫6,794	$0.46 ₫12,243	+80.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 ₫10,191	$0.47 ₫12,298	+20.7%
Average			+16.6%

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pay 1.0% more for transportation

	Vung Tau	Vietnam
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.17 ₫83,566	$3.19 ₫84,134	+0.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$6.64 ₫175,156
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,122.40 ₫978,579,166	$33,225.24 ₫875,846,709	-10.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.23 ₫137,800	$5.90 ₫155,607	+12.9%
Average			+1.0%

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pay 18.4% more for housing

	Vung Tau	Vietnam
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.58 ₫199,710	$8.68 ₫228,737	+14.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$303.04 ₫7,988,401	$310.38 ₫8,181,759	+2.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$208.34 ₫5,492,026	$223.57 ₫5,893,546	+7.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$28.97 ₫763,597	$43.27 ₫1,140,722	+49.4%
Average			+18.4%

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pay 18.0% less for childcare

	Vung Tau	Vietnam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$263.06 ₫6,934,376	$199.23 ₫5,251,819	-24.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,892.02 ₫366,205,793	$12,262.04 ₫323,238,187	-11.7%
Average			-18.0%

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pay 10.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Vung Tau	Vietnam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.68 ₫17,974	$0.93 ₫24,541	+36.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.81 ₫47,827	$1.60 ₫42,129	-11.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.25 ₫32,952	$1.28 ₫33,698	+2.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$14.39 ₫379,449	$20.38 ₫537,204	+41.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫99,855	$3.19 ₫84,196	-15.7%
Average			+10.6%

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pay 11.2% more for clothing

	Vung Tau	Vietnam
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.92 ₫498,776	$31.66 ₫834,603	+67.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.82 ₫548,703	$21.29 ₫561,324	+2.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.29 ₫2,459,259	$72.72 ₫1,916,905	-22.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$79.23 ₫2,088,669	$77.26 ₫2,036,773	-2.5%
Average			+11.2%

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