Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 55.1% more expensive than Mumbai.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Mumbai, you would:
pay 17.9% more for restaurants
Mumbai
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
₹305.73
|
$1.96
₫49,746
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.28
₹356.68
|
$4.91
₫124,447
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
₹42.40
|
$0.59
₫15,050
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.21
₹17.19
|
$0.38
₫9,742
|
|
pay 97.6% more for groceries
Mumbai
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
₹41.52
|
$1.11
₫28,019
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.81
₹234.32
|
$6.92
₫175,441
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
₹231.88
|
$5.46
₫138,375
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.96
₹79.98
|
$1.62
₫40,984
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.65
₹137.41
|
$1.78
₫45,154
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
₹81.87
|
$1.40
₫35,424
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
₹24.48
|
$0.52
₫13,191
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
₹48.43
|
$0.78
₫19,698
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₹18.88
|
$0.49
₫12,528
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
₹15.79
|
$0.55
₫14,053
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
₹16.81
|
$0.54
₫13,666
|
|
pay 91.6% more for transportation
Mumbai
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.96
₹413.80
|
$4.05
₫102,672
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.89
₹407.63
|
$8.00
₫202,684
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,218.89
₹1,019,085.32
|
$40,523.11
₫1,027,071,957
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.13
₹260.89
|
$5.93
₫150,418
|
|
pay 7.1% less for housing
Mumbai
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.06
₹755.87
|
$10.02
₫253,893
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$548.96
₹45,784.72
|
$364.76
₫9,245,070
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$312.91
₹26,097.45
|
$221.46
₫5,612,931
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.82
₹2,820.44
|
$41.86
₫1,060,883
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Mumbai
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$98.62
₹8,225.47
|
$226.70
₫5,745,902
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,420.89
₹285,311.02
|
$10,132.35
₫256,807,933
|
|
pay 29.2% less for entertainment and sports
Mumbai
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.44
₹203.82
|
$0.94
₫23,725
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
₹199.44
|
$1.86
₫47,188
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.28
₹356.68
|
$1.29
₫32,646
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.33
₹2,028.86
|
$24.96
₫632,710
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.67
₹305.73
|
$3.86
₫97,818
|
|
pay 51.7% more for clothing
Mumbai
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.72
₹2,478.33
|
$33.66
₫853,178
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.45
₹2,539.79
|
$29.49
₫747,449
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.85
₹4,574.56
|
$90.06
₫2,282,537
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.60
₹3,802.93
|
$106.00
₫2,686,561
|
|
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