Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 46.7% cheaper than Halifax.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Halifax, you would:
pay 69.5% less for restaurants
Halifax
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.75
CA$20.18
|
$1.96
₫49,745
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.22
CA$12.61
|
$4.91
₫124,446
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
CA$2.47
|
$0.59
₫15,050
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
CA$2.35
|
$0.38
₫9,742
|
|
pay 40.5% less for groceries
Halifax
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.31
CA$3.16
|
$1.11
₫28,019
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.24
CA$7.17
|
$6.92
₫175,439
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.14
CA$9.77
|
$5.46
₫138,373
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
CA$4.76
|
$1.62
₫40,984
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.39
CA$7.38
|
$1.78
₫45,153
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
CA$2.43
|
$1.40
₫35,423
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
CA$1.05
|
$0.52
₫13,190
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.69
CA$2.32
|
$0.78
₫19,697
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
CA$2.88
|
$0.49
₫12,527
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
CA$1.44
|
$0.55
₫14,052
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.06
CA$1.45
|
$0.54
₫13,666
|
|
pay 20.4% less for transportation
Halifax
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.10
CA$6.98
|
$4.05
₫102,671
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.84
CA$83.24
|
$8.00
₫202,681
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,124.71
CA$30,267.38
|
$40,523.11
₫1,027,058,167
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.94
CA$19.07
|
$5.93
₫150,416
|
|
pay 75.4% less for housing
Halifax
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.02
CA$106.73
|
$10.02
₫253,889
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,266.47
CA$1,732.58
|
$364.76
₫9,244,946
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,015.83
CA$1,389.70
|
$221.46
₫5,612,856
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.86
CA$163.97
|
$41.86
₫1,060,869
|
|
pay 41.8% less for childcare
Halifax
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$614.58
CA$840.76
|
$226.70
₫5,745,824
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,721.71
CA$17,403.74
|
$10,132.35
₫256,804,485
|
|
pay 65.6% less for entertainment and sports
Halifax
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.16
CA$7.06
|
$0.94
₫23,725
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.52
CA$4.82
|
$1.86
₫47,187
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.75
CA$20.18
|
$1.29
₫32,645
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.39
CA$59.36
|
$24.96
₫632,702
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.06
CA$15.13
|
$3.86
₫97,816
|
|
pay 13.8% less for clothing
Halifax
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.30
CA$86.60
|
$33.66
₫853,166
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.48
CA$48.54
|
$29.49
₫747,439
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.91
CA$121.64
|
$90.06
₫2,282,507
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.82
CA$135.19
|
$106.00
₫2,686,525
|
|
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