Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 18.4% more expensive than Indonesia.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Indonesia, you would:
pay 11.5% more for restaurants
Indonesia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.77
IDR28,783.91
|
$1.96
₫49,745
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.51
IDR57,122.77
|
$4.91
₫124,446
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
IDR10,343.86
|
$0.59
₫15,050
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
IDR6,149.92
|
$0.38
₫9,742
|
|
pay 8.0% more for groceries
Indonesia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
IDR19,340.48
|
$1.11
₫28,019
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
IDR60,154.95
|
$6.92
₫175,439
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.10
IDR83,068.58
|
$5.46
₫138,373
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
IDR25,498.12
|
$1.62
₫40,984
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
IDR24,271.07
|
$1.78
₫45,153
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
IDR19,145.08
|
$1.40
₫35,423
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
IDR9,354.55
|
$0.52
₫13,190
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
IDR12,097.85
|
$0.78
₫19,697
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
IDR7,849.11
|
$0.49
₫12,527
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
IDR8,773.90
|
$0.55
₫14,052
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
IDR14,998.15
|
$0.54
₫13,666
|
|
pay 23.6% more for transportation
Indonesia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.09
IDR50,306.60
|
$4.05
₫102,671
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.89
IDR193,417.51
|
$8.00
₫202,681
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,361.87
IDR428,990,629.43
|
$40,523.11
₫1,027,058,167
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.16
IDR67,764.16
|
$5.93
₫150,416
|
|
pay 3.1% more for housing
Indonesia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.62
IDR547,022.82
|
$10.02
₫253,889
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.48
IDR4,027,259.46
|
$364.76
₫9,244,946
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$163.01
IDR2,652,748.43
|
$221.46
₫5,612,856
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.16
IDR686,017.40
|
$41.86
₫1,060,869
|
|
pay 81.0% more for childcare
Indonesia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.70
IDR1,736,328.40
|
$226.70
₫5,745,824
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,782.48
IDR110,372,244.60
|
$10,132.35
₫256,804,485
|
|
pay 19.3% less for entertainment and sports
Indonesia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
IDR44,052.80
|
$0.94
₫23,725
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
IDR28,882.79
|
$1.86
₫47,187
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.13
IDR34,736.56
|
$1.29
₫32,645
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.24
IDR459,630.32
|
$24.96
₫632,702
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
IDR54,559.05
|
$3.86
₫97,816
|
|
pay 20.8% more for clothing
Indonesia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.10
IDR668,849.67
|
$33.66
₫853,166
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.35
IDR493,905.22
|
$29.49
₫747,439
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.01
IDR1,090,430.72
|
$90.06
₫2,282,507
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.49
IDR1,016,837.85
|
$106.00
₫2,686,525
|
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