Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 57.0% cheaper than Canberra.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Canberra, you would:
pay 75.8% less for restaurants
Canberra
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$26.69
A$40.35
|
$1.96
₫49,967
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.01
A$15.13
|
$4.91
₫125,002
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
A$4.09
|
$0.59
₫15,117
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
A$3.22
|
$0.38
₫9,786
|
|
pay 41.6% less for groceries
Canberra
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
A$3.47
|
$1.11
₫28,144
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.42
A$9.71
|
$6.92
₫176,223
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.48
A$9.80
|
$5.46
₫138,992
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.10
A$6.20
|
$1.62
₫41,167
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
A$5.48
|
$1.78
₫45,355
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
A$2.22
|
$1.40
₫35,582
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.71
|
$0.52
₫13,249
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
A$2.41
|
$0.78
₫19,785
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.47
A$3.73
|
$0.49
₫12,583
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
A$1.77
|
$0.55
₫14,115
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
A$1.46
|
$0.54
₫13,727
|
|
pay 19.5% less for transportation
Canberra
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.45
A$8.25
|
$4.05
₫103,129
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$100.08
A$151.32
|
$8.00
₫203,586
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,016.00
A$30,263.19
|
$40,523.11
₫1,031,647,414
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.93
A$24.09
|
$5.93
₫151,088
|
|
pay 82.0% less for housing
Canberra
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.64
A$103.77
|
$10.02
₫255,024
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,824.70
A$2,758.86
|
$364.76
₫9,286,256
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,494.78
A$2,260.04
|
$221.46
₫5,637,936
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.28
A$277.12
|
$41.86
₫1,065,609
|
|
pay 57.6% less for childcare
Canberra
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,686.35
A$2,549.67
|
$226.70
₫5,771,499
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,216.13
A$21,494.07
|
$10,132.35
₫257,951,975
|
|
pay 73.1% less for entertainment and sports
Canberra
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.01
A$12.11
|
$0.94
₫23,831
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
A$5.66
|
$1.86
₫47,398
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.35
A$35.31
|
$1.29
₫32,791
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.70
A$97.82
|
$24.96
₫635,529
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.34
A$20.18
|
$3.86
₫98,253
|
|
pay 49.6% less for clothing
Canberra
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.52
A$141.40
|
$33.66
₫856,979
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$72.72
A$109.96
|
$29.49
₫750,779
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$134.62
A$203.53
|
$90.06
₫2,292,706
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$183.19
A$276.97
|
$106.00
₫2,698,529
|
|
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