Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 15.6% cheaper than Moscow.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 38.0% less for restaurants
Moscow
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.62
RUB803.03
|
$1.96
₫49,745
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.93
RUB458.87
|
$4.91
₫124,446
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
RUB95.14
|
$0.59
₫15,050
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
RUB53.17
|
$0.38
₫9,742
|
|
pay 37.5% more for groceries
Moscow
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
RUB64.25
|
$1.11
₫28,019
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
RUB482.09
|
$6.92
₫175,439
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.02
RUB374.33
|
$5.46
₫138,373
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.42
RUB132.18
|
$1.62
₫40,984
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.00
RUB185.96
|
$1.78
₫45,153
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
RUB57.67
|
$1.40
₫35,423
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
RUB49.82
|
$0.52
₫13,190
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
RUB65.24
|
$0.78
₫19,697
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
RUB130.61
|
$0.49
₫12,527
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
RUB25.06
|
$0.55
₫14,052
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
RUB24.62
|
$0.54
₫13,666
|
|
pay 18.0% more for transportation
Moscow
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.47
RUB230.32
|
$4.05
₫102,671
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.79
RUB2,867.96
|
$8.00
₫202,681
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,787.49
RUB2,867,955.42
|
$40,523.11
₫1,027,058,167
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.94
RUB367.10
|
$5.93
₫150,416
|
|
pay 27.9% less for housing
Moscow
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.45
RUB600.80
|
$10.02
₫253,889
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$860.20
RUB80,130.67
|
$364.76
₫9,244,946
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$497.14
RUB46,310.65
|
$221.46
₫5,612,856
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.59
RUB8,438.59
|
$41.86
₫1,060,869
|
|
pay 21.2% less for childcare
Moscow
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$487.67
RUB45,428.41
|
$226.70
₫5,745,824
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,121.01
RUB849,652.01
|
$10,132.35
₫256,804,485
|
|
pay 43.6% less for entertainment and sports
Moscow
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.08
RUB286.80
|
$0.94
₫23,725
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.57
RUB239.22
|
$1.86
₫47,187
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
RUB234.60
|
$1.29
₫32,645
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.25
RUB3,563.13
|
$24.96
₫632,702
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.16
RUB573.59
|
$3.86
₫97,816
|
|
pay 33.9% less for clothing
Moscow
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.24
RUB8,778.96
|
$33.66
₫853,166
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.95
RUB4,280.03
|
$29.49
₫747,439
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.61
RUB9,930.61
|
$90.06
₫2,282,507
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.25
RUB12,319.92
|
$106.00
₫2,686,525
|
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