Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 13.5% cheaper than Nanjing.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Nanjing, you would:
pay 6.8% more for restaurants
Nanjing
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.77
CN¥20.07
|
$1.84
₫46,659
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.15
CN¥30.11
|
$4.33
₫110,050
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
CN¥3.13
|
$0.55
₫13,930
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
CN¥1.93
|
$0.34
₫8,761
|
|
pay 6.9% less for groceries
Nanjing
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
CN¥15.05
|
$0.88
₫22,448
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.81
CN¥27.60
|
$6.02
₫152,868
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.70
CN¥70.28
|
$5.38
₫136,788
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
CN¥12.19
|
$1.49
₫37,879
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.40
CN¥10.14
|
$1.52
₫38,548
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.84
CN¥6.12
|
$1.26
₫32,134
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
CN¥4.85
|
$0.44
₫11,177
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
CN¥5.61
|
$0.63
₫16,113
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
CN¥4.32
|
$0.42
₫10,598
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
CN¥3.35
|
$0.49
₫12,545
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
CN¥3.67
|
$0.49
₫12,502
|
|
pay 0.7% more for transportation
Nanjing
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.52
CN¥32.75
|
$3.48
₫88,398
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.70
CN¥200.70
|
$6.87
₫174,462
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,696.51
CN¥135,474.89
|
$34,303.88
₫871,652,548
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.85
CN¥35.12
|
$5.70
₫144,784
|
|
pay 13.9% less for housing
Nanjing
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.70
CN¥91.99
|
$8.95
₫227,542
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$445.48
CN¥3,227.93
|
$304.25
₫7,730,821
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$276.98
CN¥2,007.01
|
$210.52
₫5,349,326
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.21
CN¥240.63
|
$43.00
₫1,092,709
|
|
pay 53.6% less for childcare
Nanjing
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.34
CN¥3,763.17
|
$212.34
₫5,395,425
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,081.81
CN¥167,250.77
|
$11,971.85
₫304,201,472
|
|
pay 25.0% less for entertainment and sports
Nanjing
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.69
CN¥5.02
|
$0.89
₫22,650
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
CN¥23.34
|
$1.56
₫39,731
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.46
CN¥25.09
|
$1.19
₫30,125
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.06
CN¥167.11
|
$22.79
₫579,148
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.54
CN¥40.14
|
$3.60
₫91,428
|
|
pay 2.7% less for clothing
Nanjing
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.74
CN¥338.68
|
$28.72
₫729,891
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.44
CN¥220.57
|
$23.06
₫586,005
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.69
CN¥526.72
|
$81.55
₫2,072,134
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.78
CN¥476.67
|
$91.83
₫2,333,484
|
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