Prices of items in the city. Ho Chi Minh City, Quang Ninh, Hai Phong… how tall are they compared to Hanoi?
According to the Spatial Cost of Living Index report of the General Statistics Office, Quang Ninh ranks second in the country with the SCOLI index in 2021 equal to 99.5% compared to Hanoi, increasing the expensive level 4 places compared to 2020. Most of the commodity groups in Quang Ninh are 4%-8% lower than Hanoi. Food and food service groups are higher than Hanoi by 102.18%; tobacco drinks by 107.12%. Quang Ninh has the second most expensive position in the country because it is a modern industrial and service province, is one of the centers of dynamic and comprehensive development, a tourist center, a marine economic center, a gateway to Vietnam. the Northern key economic region and the whole country.
Over the years, Quang Ninh has made great progress in all economic sectors, and the people’s material and spiritual life has been improved. Quang Ninh’s economy has developed rapidly, leading to higher prices for some groups of goods and services than in other localities.
Ho Chi Minh City ranks third in the country with a SCOLI index of 98.98%. Some groups of goods in Ho Chi Minh City have an average price lower than Hanoi: Garment, hats and shoes equal to 86.73%; culture, entertainment and tourism by 91.15%; appliances and household appliances by 94.14%. Some groups of goods have the average price higher than Hanoi: Beverages and tobacco equal to 111.38%; post and telecommunications 112.63%; other goods and services 110.61%; education 113.27% mainly due to higher tuition fees in private and vocational schools than in Hanoi.
Next is Da Nang ranked 4th with the SCOLI index in 2021 equaling 96.4%. The price of Da Nang stands at a high position in the whole country because Da Nang is one of the 5 big cities of Vietnam, is the socio-economic center of the Central region with the role of an industrial, commercial center, tourism and services; the center of culture, sport, education and training and science and technology; is a seaport city, an important traffic hub for domestic and international transshipment; the center of post, telecommunications and finance and banking.
Some groups of goods in Da Nang have an average price lower than Hanoi: garments, hats and shoes by 89.07%; housing and building materials by 96.98%; post and telecommunications equal to 90.08%. Some groups of goods have the average price higher than Hanoi: Beverages and cigarettes are 105.14%; medicines and medical services by 100.25%; traffic by 103.12%; education equals 106.16%.
Hai Phong ranks fifth in the country with a SCOLI index of 95.58% in 2021, down 2 levels compared to 2020. Most of Hai Phong’s commodity groups are 2.45%-17 lower than Hanoi. 0.06%. This is a locality where many important industries of the country are concentrated, especially an important strategic transshipment port. The material and spiritual life of the people has been increasingly improved, leading to higher prices for some groups of goods and services in Hai Phong than in other localities.
Compared to 2020, the location of localities with expensive prices in 2021 will not change much. However, the provinces in the Northern Midlands and Mountains have lower prices than in previous years due to increasingly convenient transportation, so the cost of transporting and storing goods has decreased. The provinces and cities directly under the Central Government are more expensive than the mountainous provinces, mainly in groups of rental housing, services, entertainment and tourism.
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