Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 34.4% cheaper than Japan.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Japan, you would:
pay 45.5% less for restaurants
Japan
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.87
¥1,051
|
$1.96
₫49,885
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
¥795
|
$4.91
₫124,795
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
¥174
|
$0.59
₫15,092
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
¥138
|
$0.38
₫9,770
|
|
pay 39.5% less for groceries
Japan
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥243
|
$1.11
₫28,098
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.69
¥1,024
|
$6.92
₫175,932
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
¥846
|
$5.46
₫138,762
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
¥286
|
$1.62
₫41,099
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.14
¥481
|
$1.78
₫45,280
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.55
¥390
|
$1.40
₫35,523
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.34
¥206
|
$0.52
₫13,227
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
¥316
|
$0.78
₫19,753
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.14
¥328
|
$0.49
₫12,563
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
¥210
|
$0.55
₫14,092
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
¥149
|
$0.54
₫13,704
|
|
pay 20.8% less for transportation
Japan
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
¥733
|
$4.05
₫102,959
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.51
¥11,864
|
$8.00
₫203,250
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,322.73
¥3,110,699
|
$40,523.11
₫1,029,943,428
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.34
¥4,032
|
$5.93
₫150,839
|
|
pay 56.4% less for housing
Japan
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
¥5,517
|
$10.02
₫254,603
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$586.71
¥89,804
|
$364.76
₫9,270,917
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$401.57
¥61,466
|
$221.46
₫5,628,623
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.79
¥21,856
|
$41.86
₫1,063,849
|
|
pay 26.0% less for childcare
Japan
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.45
¥52,571
|
$226.70
₫5,761,966
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,362.75
¥1,892,304
|
$10,132.35
₫257,525,912
|
|
pay 62.1% less for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
¥464
|
$0.94
₫23,791
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.16
¥484
|
$1.86
₫47,320
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.29
¥657
|
$1.29
₫32,737
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.62
¥9,433
|
$24.96
₫634,479
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.07
¥2,001
|
$3.86
₫98,091
|
|
pay 9.3% more for clothing
Japan
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.55
¥6,665
|
$33.66
₫855,563
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
¥4,917
|
$29.49
₫749,539
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.61
¥9,125
|
$90.06
₫2,288,919
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.53
¥13,858
|
$106.00
₫2,694,072
|
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