Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 1.3% more expensive than Cambodia.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Cambodia, you would:
pay 25.4% less for restaurants
|
Cambodia
|
Vietnam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.38
៛13,744.08
|
$1.96
₫49,746
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.85
៛23,823.08
|
$4.91
₫124,447
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
៛3,318.27
|
$0.59
₫15,050
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
៛1,879.49
|
$0.38
₫9,742
|
|
pay 12.1% less for groceries
|
Cambodia
|
Vietnam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
៛6,412.52
|
$1.11
₫28,019
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.44
៛26,237.38
|
$6.92
₫175,441
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.76
៛31,609.31
|
$5.46
₫138,375
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
៛7,418.75
|
$1.62
₫40,984
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
៛7,967.49
|
$1.78
₫45,154
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
៛5,880.18
|
$1.40
₫35,424
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
៛2,162.43
|
$0.52
₫13,191
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.42
៛5,774.27
|
$0.78
₫19,698
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
៛2,470.60
|
$0.49
₫12,528
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
៛2,276.13
|
$0.55
₫14,053
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
៛2,019.58
|
$0.54
₫13,666
|
|
pay 33.3% less for transportation
|
Cambodia
|
Vietnam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
៛18,907.37
|
$4.05
₫102,672
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.81
៛174,346.24
|
$8.00
₫202,684
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
៛199,543,730.27
|
$40,523.11
₫1,027,071,957
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.59
៛30,908.92
|
$5.93
₫150,418
|
|
pay 21.6% less for housing
|
Cambodia
|
Vietnam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.00
៛126,245.42
|
$10.02
₫253,893
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$324.56
៛1,321,694.41
|
$364.76
₫9,245,070
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.52
៛853,231.16
|
$221.46
₫5,612,931
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.18
៛269,507.58
|
$41.86
₫1,060,883
|
|
pay 31.1% more for childcare
|
Cambodia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.97
៛867,268.63
|
$226.70
₫5,745,902
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,508.57
៛26,504,992.28
|
$10,132.35
₫256,807,933
|
|
pay 20.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Cambodia
|
Vietnam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
៛3,665.09
|
$0.94
₫23,725
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
៛8,942.60
|
$1.86
₫47,188
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.53
៛6,230.65
|
$1.29
₫32,646
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.83
៛178,486.44
|
$24.96
₫632,710
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
៛22,397.77
|
$3.86
₫97,818
|
|
pay 90.2% more for clothing
|
Cambodia
|
Vietnam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.98
៛93,572.89
|
$33.66
₫853,178
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.07
៛73,573.27
|
$29.49
₫747,449
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.01
៛281,038.63
|
$90.06
₫2,282,537
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.05
៛134,580.51
|
$106.00
₫2,686,561
|
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