Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 2.0% cheaper than Poland.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Poland, you would:
pay 52.4% less for restaurants
Poland
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
PLN27.66
|
$1.96
₫49,885
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
PLN23.91
|
$4.91
₫124,795
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
PLN5.22
|
$0.59
₫15,092
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
PLN4.62
|
$0.38
₫9,770
|
|
pay 47.8% more for groceries
Poland
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
PLN3.77
|
$1.11
₫28,098
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
PLN13.43
|
$6.92
₫175,932
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
PLN11.32
|
$5.46
₫138,762
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
PLN9.99
|
$1.62
₫41,099
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
PLN8.83
|
$1.78
₫45,280
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
PLN1.54
|
$1.40
₫35,523
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
PLN2.20
|
$0.52
₫13,227
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
PLN2.53
|
$0.78
₫19,753
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
PLN4.62
|
$0.49
₫12,563
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
PLN1.18
|
$0.55
₫14,092
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.50
|
$0.54
₫13,704
|
|
pay 0.9% more for transportation
Poland
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
PLN22.85
|
$4.05
₫102,959
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
PLN96.12
|
$8.00
₫203,250
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
PLN79,549.36
|
$40,523.11
₫1,029,943,428
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
PLN25.38
|
$5.93
₫150,839
|
|
pay 41.0% less for housing
Poland
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
PLN52.02
|
$10.02
₫254,603
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
PLN1,929.91
|
$364.76
₫9,270,917
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
PLN1,635.62
|
$221.46
₫5,628,623
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
PLN597.24
|
$41.86
₫1,063,849
|
|
pay 63.0% more for childcare
Poland
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
PLN918.64
|
$226.70
₫5,761,966
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
PLN17,961.27
|
$10,132.35
₫257,525,912
|
|
pay 38.6% less for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
PLN9.40
|
$0.94
₫23,791
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
PLN9.84
|
$1.86
₫47,320
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
PLN16.60
|
$1.29
₫32,737
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
PLN110.36
|
$24.96
₫634,479
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
PLN22.62
|
$3.86
₫98,091
|
|
pay 6.5% more for clothing
Poland
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
PLN259.91
|
$33.66
₫855,563
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
PLN121.94
|
$29.49
₫749,539
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
PLN266.84
|
$90.06
₫2,288,919
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
PLN302.46
|
$106.00
₫2,694,072
|
|
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