Cost of living comparison

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Vietnam is 61.5% cheaper than Hong Kong.

If you lived in Vietnam instead of Hong Kong, you would:

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pay 59.2% less for restaurants

 
Hong Kong
Vietnam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.72
HK$60.08
$1.92
₫48,751
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.33
HK$49.31
$4.34
₫110,204
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.35
HK$10.48
$0.54
₫13,674

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pay 58.0% less for groceries

 
Hong Kong
Vietnam
Bread
1 loaf
$2.40
HK$18.69
$0.90
₫22,912
Local cheese (8 oz) $13.58
HK$105.72
$6.05
₫153,712
Milk (1 gallon) $12.17
HK$94.75
$5.46
₫138,664

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pay 53.9% less for transportation

 
Hong Kong
Vietnam
Gasoline (1 gallon) $11.42
HK$88.93
$3.47
₫88,040
Monthly public transit pass $64.30
HK$500.63
$7.11
₫180,471
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $34,067.68
HK$265,233.90
$35,423.92
₫899,426,705

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pay 77.9% less for housing

 
Hong Kong
Vietnam
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$21.69
HK$168.90
$8.68
₫220,471
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,183.24
HK$16,997.59
$297.09
₫7,543,206
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,543.27
HK$12,015.13
$207.27
₫5,262,648

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pay 61.1% less for childcare

 
Hong Kong
Vietnam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,002.59
HK$7,805.66
$205.27
₫5,211,787
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $21,790.97
HK$169,653.57
$12,496.31
₫317,286,002

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pay 79.4% less for entertainment and sports

 
Hong Kong
Vietnam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.72
HK$60.08
$0.88
₫22,251
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.30
HK$41.28
$1.58
₫40,124
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$13.12
HK$102.13
$1.27
₫32,138

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pay 41.2% less for clothing

 
Hong Kong
Vietnam
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$72.66
HK$565.68
$28.00
₫710,857
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$40.59
HK$316.00
$22.19
₫563,506
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$92.45
HK$719.80
$79.50
₫2,018,415

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