Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 40.5% cheaper than Finland.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Finland, you would:
pay 72.3% less for restaurants
Finland
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.74
€12.76
|
$1.96
₫49,885
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.50
€8.82
|
$4.91
₫124,795
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
€2.41
|
$0.59
₫15,092
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
€1.64
|
$0.38
₫9,770
|
|
pay 17.2% less for groceries
Finland
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.40
€2.23
|
$1.11
₫28,098
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
€3.72
|
$6.92
₫175,932
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
€3.79
|
$5.46
₫138,762
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
€2.75
|
$1.62
₫41,099
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.85
€4.50
|
$1.78
₫45,280
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.00
|
$1.40
₫35,523
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.52
₫13,227
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.00
|
$0.78
₫19,753
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
€1.66
|
$0.49
₫12,563
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.55
₫14,092
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$0.54
₫13,704
|
|
pay 43.8% less for transportation
Finland
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.90
€8.27
|
$4.05
₫102,959
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.04
€53.90
|
$8.00
₫203,250
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,560.99
€27,451.82
|
$40,523.11
₫1,029,943,428
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.72
€19.24
|
$5.93
₫150,839
|
|
pay 57.0% less for housing
Finland
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.03
€21.38
|
$10.02
₫254,603
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$744.51
€691.39
|
$364.76
₫9,270,917
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$617.65
€573.58
|
$221.46
₫5,628,623
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.36
€89.48
|
$41.86
₫1,063,849
|
|
pay 3.5% less for childcare
Finland
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$346.47
€321.75
|
$226.70
₫5,761,966
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,931.98
€7,366.03
|
$10,132.35
₫257,525,912
|
|
pay 69.4% less for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.11
€6.60
|
$0.94
₫23,791
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
€3.88
|
$1.86
₫47,320
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.96
€9.25
|
$1.29
₫32,737
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.96
€40.82
|
$24.96
₫634,479
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.18
€14.10
|
$3.86
₫98,091
|
|
pay 20.1% less for clothing
Finland
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.09
€82.74
|
$33.66
₫855,563
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.28
€33.69
|
$29.49
₫749,539
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.40
€75.59
|
$90.06
₫2,288,919
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.91
€109.50
|
$106.00
₫2,694,072
|
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