Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 4.5 times more expensive than Pakistan.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Pakistan, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Pakistan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.98
Rs274
|
$1.96
₫49,746
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.67
Rs744
|
$4.91
₫124,447
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
Rs48
|
$0.59
₫15,050
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.13
Rs36
|
$0.38
₫9,742
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for groceries
|
Pakistan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
Rs91
|
$1.11
₫28,019
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
Rs596
|
$6.92
₫175,441
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.71
Rs476
|
$5.46
₫138,375
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.81
Rs225
|
$1.62
₫40,984
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.74
Rs205
|
$1.78
₫45,154
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.32
Rs89
|
$1.40
₫35,424
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.18
Rs50
|
$0.52
₫13,191
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.25
Rs70
|
$0.78
₫19,698
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
Rs49
|
$0.49
₫12,528
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.09
Rs26
|
$0.55
₫14,053
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
Rs35
|
$0.54
₫13,666
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Pakistan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.55
Rs709
|
$4.05
₫102,672
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$5.51
Rs1,534
|
$8.00
₫202,684
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,243.87
Rs2,850,307
|
$40,523.11
₫1,027,071,957
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.80
Rs502
|
$5.93
₫150,418
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
|
Pakistan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.57
Rs4,889
|
$10.02
₫253,893
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$57.96
Rs16,128
|
$364.76
₫9,245,070
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$36.22
Rs10,079
|
$221.46
₫5,612,931
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.70
Rs9,100
|
$41.86
₫1,060,883
|
|
pay 14.2 times more for childcare
|
Pakistan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$19.40
Rs5,399
|
$226.70
₫5,745,902
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$607.98
Rs169,166
|
$10,132.35
₫256,807,933
|
|
pay 77.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Pakistan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.69
Rs470
|
$0.94
₫23,725
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.92
Rs255
|
$1.86
₫47,188
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.85
Rs237
|
$1.29
₫32,646
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$7.61
Rs2,117
|
$24.96
₫632,710
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.54
Rs705
|
$3.86
₫97,818
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for clothing
|
Pakistan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.53
Rs2,930
|
$33.66
₫853,178
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.64
Rs3,795
|
$29.49
₫747,449
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.17
Rs8,393
|
$90.06
₫2,282,537
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$22.47
Rs6,253
|
$106.00
₫2,686,561
|
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