Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 0.4% cheaper than Chiang Rai.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Chiang Rai, you would:
pay 22.1% more for restaurants
Chiang Rai
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.18
THB43.74
|
$1.96
₫49,745
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
THB218.68
|
$4.91
₫124,446
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
THB19.79
|
$0.59
₫15,050
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
THB11.09
|
$0.38
₫9,742
|
|
pay 12.3% more for groceries
Chiang Rai
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
THB48.69
|
$1.11
₫28,019
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.14
THB338.27
|
$6.92
₫175,439
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.86
THB253.86
|
$5.46
₫138,373
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.59
THB59.04
|
$1.62
₫40,984
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.93
THB34.35
|
$1.78
₫45,153
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
THB40.75
|
$1.40
₫35,423
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
THB17.36
|
$0.52
₫13,190
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
THB20.66
|
$0.78
₫19,697
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
THB15.71
|
$0.49
₫12,527
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
THB22.01
|
$0.55
₫14,052
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
THB17.36
|
$0.54
₫13,666
|
|
pay 4.8% less for transportation
Chiang Rai
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
THB173.61
|
$4.05
₫102,671
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.53
THB1,093.40
|
$8.00
₫202,681
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,606.79
THB688,842.04
|
$40,523.11
₫1,027,058,167
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.96
THB442.83
|
$5.93
₫150,416
|
|
pay 0.3% less for housing
Chiang Rai
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.99
THB591.89
|
$10.02
₫253,889
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$268.76
THB9,949.94
|
$364.76
₫9,244,946
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.82
THB8,063.83
|
$221.46
₫5,612,856
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.35
THB1,567.74
|
$41.86
₫1,060,869
|
|
pay 7.1% less for childcare
Chiang Rai
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$467.63
THB17,312.17
|
$226.70
₫5,745,824
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,383.65
THB273,350.02
|
$10,132.35
₫256,804,485
|
|
pay 35.2% less for entertainment and sports
Chiang Rai
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.07
THB76.54
|
$0.94
₫23,725
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
THB59.34
|
$1.86
₫47,187
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.54
THB131.21
|
$1.29
₫32,645
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.32
THB1,603.65
|
$24.96
₫632,702
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.61
THB207.75
|
$3.86
₫97,816
|
|
pay 10.4% more for clothing
Chiang Rai
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.90
THB1,995.46
|
$33.66
₫853,166
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.57
THB1,020.51
|
$29.49
₫747,439
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.14
THB3,189.08
|
$90.06
₫2,282,507
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.20
THB2,339.88
|
$106.00
₫2,686,525
|
|
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