Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 0.1% cheaper than Romania.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Romania, you would:
pay 50.7% less for restaurants
Romania
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.92
RON32.16
|
$1.96
₫49,745
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.40
RON25.11
|
$4.91
₫124,446
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
RON6.03
|
$0.59
₫15,050
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
RON5.58
|
$0.38
₫9,742
|
|
pay 42.6% more for groceries
Romania
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
RON4.27
|
$1.11
₫28,019
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
RON14.22
|
$6.92
₫175,439
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.98
RON23.13
|
$5.46
₫138,373
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
RON11.93
|
$1.62
₫40,984
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
RON10.35
|
$1.78
₫45,153
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
RON2.00
|
$1.40
₫35,423
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
RON2.74
|
$0.52
₫13,190
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
RON2.70
|
$0.78
₫19,697
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
RON4.06
|
$0.49
₫12,527
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
RON1.35
|
$0.55
₫14,052
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
RON1.43
|
$0.54
₫13,666
|
|
pay 6.7% more for transportation
Romania
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.47
RON30.08
|
$4.05
₫102,671
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.36
RON85.32
|
$8.00
₫202,681
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,112.96
RON88,819.86
|
$40,523.11
₫1,027,058,167
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.47
RON25.42
|
$5.93
₫150,416
|
|
pay 3.7% less for housing
Romania
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.88
RON41.25
|
$10.02
₫253,889
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.89
RON1,342.51
|
$364.76
₫9,244,946
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.37
RON986.88
|
$221.46
₫5,612,856
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.05
RON464.93
|
$41.86
₫1,060,869
|
|
pay 36.0% more for childcare
Romania
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$311.36
RON1,446.94
|
$226.70
₫5,745,824
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,083.75
RON23,624.72
|
$10,132.35
₫256,804,485
|
|
pay 35.5% less for entertainment and sports
Romania
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.58
RON7.34
|
$0.94
₫23,725
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
RON8.39
|
$1.86
₫47,187
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.90
RON22.76
|
$1.29
₫32,645
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.37
RON164.38
|
$24.96
₫632,702
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
RON28.27
|
$3.86
₫97,816
|
|
pay 4.2% more for clothing
Romania
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.53
RON267.34
|
$33.66
₫853,166
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.55
RON146.62
|
$29.49
₫747,439
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.03
RON325.45
|
$90.06
₫2,282,507
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.90
RON362.02
|
$106.00
₫2,686,525
|
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