Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 5.1% more expensive than Georgia.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Georgia, you would:
pay 35.0% less for restaurants
Georgia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.90
GEL23.77
|
$1.96
₫49,885
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.88
GEL21.03
|
$4.91
₫124,795
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
GEL2.08
|
$0.59
₫15,092
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
GEL1.03
|
$0.38
₫9,770
|
|
pay 17.4% more for groceries
Georgia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
GEL1.81
|
$1.11
₫28,098
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.98
GEL10.63
|
$6.92
₫175,932
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.46
GEL19.92
|
$5.46
₫138,762
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
GEL6.29
|
$1.62
₫41,099
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
GEL7.79
|
$1.78
₫45,280
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
GEL1.64
|
$1.40
₫35,523
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
GEL2.14
|
$0.52
₫13,227
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
GEL1.90
|
$0.78
₫19,753
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
GEL2.27
|
$0.49
₫12,563
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
GEL1.04
|
$0.55
₫14,092
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
GEL0.95
|
$0.54
₫13,704
|
|
pay 19.2% more for transportation
Georgia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
GEL13.06
|
$4.05
₫102,959
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.43
GEL33.18
|
$8.00
₫203,250
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,297.46
GEL48,854.21
|
$40,523.11
₫1,029,943,428
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.48
GEL14.63
|
$5.93
₫150,839
|
|
pay 35.0% less for housing
Georgia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.25
GEL48.72
|
$10.02
₫254,603
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$514.58
GEL1,373.92
|
$364.76
₫9,270,917
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.72
GEL960.44
|
$221.46
₫5,628,623
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.56
GEL153.69
|
$41.86
₫1,063,849
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Georgia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$158.50
GEL423.20
|
$226.70
₫5,761,966
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,916.93
GEL7,788.21
|
$10,132.35
₫257,525,912
|
|
pay 37.7% less for entertainment and sports
Georgia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
GEL3.66
|
$0.94
₫23,791
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
GEL6.18
|
$1.86
₫47,320
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.01
GEL8.03
|
$1.29
₫32,737
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.10
GEL123.10
|
$24.96
₫634,479
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.87
GEL15.68
|
$3.86
₫98,091
|
|
pay 38.4% less for clothing
Georgia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.21
GEL206.16
|
$33.66
₫855,563
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.21
GEL163.44
|
$29.49
₫749,539
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.49
GEL332.38
|
$90.06
₫2,288,919
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.58
GEL343.32
|
$106.00
₫2,694,072
|
|
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