Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 29.2% cheaper than Greece.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Greece, you would:
pay 59.4% less for restaurants
Greece
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.71
€11.87
|
$1.96
₫49,745
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.10
€7.56
|
$4.91
₫124,446
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.86
|
$0.59
₫15,050
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$0.38
₫9,742
|
|
pay 4.6% less for groceries
Greece
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
$1.11
₫28,019
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
€4.64
|
$6.92
₫175,439
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.63
€5.26
|
$5.46
₫138,373
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
€3.56
|
$1.62
₫40,984
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.64
€3.40
|
$1.78
₫45,153
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$1.40
₫35,423
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.52
₫13,190
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.58
|
$0.78
₫19,697
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.49
₫12,527
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.55
₫14,052
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.45
|
$0.54
₫13,666
|
|
pay 26.4% less for transportation
Greece
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.80
€8.22
|
$4.05
₫102,671
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.24
€37.59
|
$8.00
₫202,681
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,158.38
€20,698.28
|
$40,523.11
₫1,027,058,167
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.03
€12.17
|
$5.93
₫150,416
|
|
pay 50.0% less for housing
Greece
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.83
€32.54
|
$10.02
₫253,889
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.23
€400.95
|
$364.76
₫9,244,946
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$358.56
€334.93
|
$221.46
₫5,612,856
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$172.07
€160.73
|
$41.86
₫1,060,869
|
|
pay 8.6% more for childcare
Greece
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.10
€318.63
|
$226.70
₫5,745,824
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,725.16
€6,282.01
|
$10,132.35
₫256,804,485
|
|
pay 59.4% less for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.08
€3.82
|
$0.94
₫23,725
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.11
|
$1.86
₫47,187
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.12
€4.78
|
$1.29
₫32,645
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.22
€42.24
|
$24.96
₫632,702
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.85
€8.26
|
$3.86
₫97,816
|
|
pay 13.1% less for clothing
Greece
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.36
€71.33
|
$33.66
₫853,166
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.41
€34.01
|
$29.49
₫747,439
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.82
€72.69
|
$90.06
₫2,282,507
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.20
€92.66
|
$106.00
₫2,686,525
|
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