Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 47.9% cheaper than Australia.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Australia, you would:
pay 72.4% less for restaurants
Australia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.31
A$23.43
|
$1.96
₫49,746
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.98
A$13.75
|
$4.91
₫124,447
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
A$3.75
|
$0.59
₫15,050
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.05
A$3.14
|
$0.38
₫9,742
|
|
pay 30.1% less for groceries
Australia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
A$3.06
|
$1.11
₫28,019
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
A$6.48
|
$6.92
₫175,441
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.00
A$7.65
|
$5.46
₫138,375
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
A$5.38
|
$1.62
₫40,984
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
A$5.44
|
$1.78
₫45,154
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
A$2.20
|
$1.40
₫35,424
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.72
|
$0.52
₫13,191
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
A$2.01
|
$0.78
₫19,698
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
A$3.21
|
$0.49
₫12,528
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
A$1.58
|
$0.55
₫14,053
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
A$1.27
|
$0.54
₫13,666
|
|
pay 21.5% less for transportation
Australia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.95
A$7.57
|
$4.05
₫102,672
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.92
A$125.38
|
$8.00
₫202,684
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,079.60
A$33,791.85
|
$40,523.11
₫1,027,071,957
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.28
A$23.38
|
$5.93
₫150,418
|
|
pay 72.5% less for housing
Australia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.83
A$85.44
|
$10.02
₫253,893
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,119.19
A$1,712.87
|
$364.76
₫9,245,070
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$889.00
A$1,360.57
|
$221.46
₫5,612,931
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$120.53
A$184.47
|
$41.86
₫1,060,883
|
|
pay 47.5% less for childcare
Australia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,373.48
A$2,102.05
|
$226.70
₫5,745,902
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,458.00
A$17,535.97
|
$10,132.35
₫256,807,933
|
|
pay 67.4% less for entertainment and sports
Australia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.72
A$8.75
|
$0.94
₫23,725
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
A$5.05
|
$1.86
₫47,188
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$24.53
A$37.54
|
$1.29
₫32,646
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.71
A$71.49
|
$24.96
₫632,710
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.25
A$18.75
|
$3.86
₫97,818
|
|
pay 23.6% less for clothing
Australia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.47
A$109.38
|
$33.66
₫853,178
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.82
A$64.00
|
$29.49
₫747,449
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.71
A$155.66
|
$90.06
₫2,282,537
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.56
A$163.08
|
$106.00
₫2,686,561
|
|
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