Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 46.3% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 70.7% less for restaurants
Ireland
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.63
€15.45
|
$1.96
₫49,885
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.41
€8.73
|
$4.91
₫124,795
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
€1.89
|
$0.59
₫15,092
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.49
|
$0.38
₫9,770
|
|
pay 19.6% less for groceries
Ireland
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
€1.56
|
$1.11
₫28,098
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
€4.01
|
$6.92
₫175,932
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.41
|
$5.46
₫138,762
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
€2.79
|
$1.62
₫41,099
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.60
|
$1.78
₫45,280
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.08
|
$1.40
₫35,523
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.52
₫13,227
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.07
|
$0.78
₫19,753
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.13
|
$0.49
₫12,563
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.55
₫14,092
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.54
|
$0.54
₫13,704
|
|
pay 45.1% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.10
|
$4.05
₫102,959
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$113.76
€105.65
|
$8.00
₫203,250
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,407.58
€30,095.30
|
$40,523.11
₫1,029,943,428
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.14
€15.92
|
$5.93
₫150,839
|
|
pay 76.7% less for housing
Ireland
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.84
€49.07
|
$10.02
₫254,603
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,291.60
€1,199.45
|
$364.76
₫9,270,917
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,147.51
€1,065.64
|
$221.46
₫5,628,623
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$156.48
€145.31
|
$41.86
₫1,063,849
|
|
pay 28.9% less for childcare
Ireland
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$893.73
€829.96
|
$226.70
₫5,761,966
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,678.25
€8,059.06
|
$10,132.35
₫257,525,912
|
|
pay 69.6% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.53
€5.14
|
$0.94
₫23,791
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.34
|
$1.86
₫47,320
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.83
€14.70
|
$1.29
₫32,737
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.94
€55.66
|
$24.96
₫634,479
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
€10.68
|
$3.86
₫98,091
|
|
pay 13.4% less for clothing
Ireland
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.22
€70.78
|
$33.66
₫855,563
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.26
€34.60
|
$29.49
₫749,539
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.01
€78.94
|
$90.06
₫2,288,919
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.50
€84.05
|
$106.00
₫2,694,072
|
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