Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 33.8% more expensive than Moldova.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Moldova, you would:
pay 10.9% less for restaurants
Moldova
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.31
MDL58.65
|
$1.96
₫49,967
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.86
MDL68.42
|
$4.91
₫125,002
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
MDL11.86
|
$0.59
₫15,117
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
MDL8.44
|
$0.38
₫9,786
|
|
pay 98.0% more for groceries
Moldova
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.38
MDL6.72
|
$1.11
₫28,144
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.61
MDL64.07
|
$6.92
₫176,223
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
MDL53.25
|
$5.46
₫138,992
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.53
MDL27.10
|
$1.62
₫41,167
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.73
MDL30.63
|
$1.78
₫45,355
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.30
|
$1.40
₫35,582
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MDL10.16
|
$0.52
₫13,249
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
MDL9.73
|
$0.78
₫19,785
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
MDL10.41
|
$0.49
₫12,583
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
MDL3.92
|
$0.55
₫14,115
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
MDL3.55
|
$0.54
₫13,727
|
|
pay 43.4% more for transportation
Moldova
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.01
MDL88.78
|
$4.05
₫103,129
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.20
MDL269.53
|
$8.00
₫203,586
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,888.83
MDL281,767.68
|
$40,523.11
₫1,031,647,414
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.20
MDL56.83
|
$5.93
₫151,088
|
|
pay 14.9% more for housing
Moldova
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.47
MDL167.91
|
$10.02
₫255,024
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$226.53
MDL4,017.22
|
$364.76
₫9,286,256
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.30
MDL2,753.96
|
$221.46
₫5,637,936
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.16
MDL1,474.65
|
$41.86
₫1,065,609
|
|
pay 88.1% more for childcare
Moldova
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.45
MDL3,998.04
|
$226.70
₫5,771,499
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,677.02
MDL65,207.18
|
$10,132.35
₫257,951,975
|
|
pay 0.2% more for entertainment and sports
Moldova
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
MDL17.92
|
$0.94
₫23,831
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
MDL20.34
|
$1.86
₫47,398
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.14
MDL37.89
|
$1.29
₫32,791
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.94
MDL442.19
|
$24.96
₫635,529
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.49
MDL79.64
|
$3.86
₫98,253
|
|
pay 3.1% more for clothing
Moldova
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.37
MDL751.42
|
$33.66
₫856,979
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.63
MDL543.19
|
$29.49
₫750,779
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.19
MDL1,368.84
|
$90.06
₫2,292,706
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.31
MDL1,566.09
|
$106.00
₫2,698,529
|
|
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