Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 12.9% more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Russia, you would:
pay 26.5% less for restaurants
Russia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
RUB721.20
|
$1.96
₫49,745
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.69
RUB436.88
|
$4.91
₫124,446
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
RUB78.93
|
$0.59
₫15,050
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB38.17
|
$0.38
₫9,742
|
|
pay 48.4% more for groceries
Russia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
RUB49.85
|
$1.11
₫28,019
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
RUB410.04
|
$6.92
₫175,439
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
RUB323.86
|
$5.46
₫138,373
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.27
RUB118.66
|
$1.62
₫40,984
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
RUB166.64
|
$1.78
₫45,153
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
RUB57.34
|
$1.40
₫35,423
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB52.05
|
$0.52
₫13,190
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
RUB61.68
|
$0.78
₫19,697
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
RUB95.98
|
$0.49
₫12,527
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
RUB27.69
|
$0.55
₫14,052
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
RUB23.57
|
$0.54
₫13,666
|
|
pay 29.0% more for transportation
Russia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.37
RUB221.10
|
$4.05
₫102,671
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.36
RUB1,803.03
|
$8.00
₫202,681
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,226.85
RUB2,908,883.23
|
$40,523.11
₫1,027,058,167
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.41
RUB317.42
|
$5.93
₫150,416
|
|
pay 8.3% more for housing
Russia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.56
RUB611.26
|
$10.02
₫253,889
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$310.33
RUB28,908.07
|
$364.76
₫9,244,946
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.38
RUB19,969.83
|
$221.46
₫5,612,856
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.84
RUB6,506.29
|
$41.86
₫1,060,869
|
|
pay 59.4% more for childcare
Russia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$220.41
RUB20,531.97
|
$226.70
₫5,745,824
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,693.93
RUB437,254.61
|
$10,132.35
₫256,804,485
|
|
pay 20.1% less for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
RUB144.70
|
$0.94
₫23,725
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
RUB161.36
|
$1.86
₫47,187
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
RUB208.05
|
$1.29
₫32,645
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.55
RUB2,939.33
|
$24.96
₫632,702
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.06
RUB378.34
|
$3.86
₫97,816
|
|
pay 8.4% less for clothing
Russia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.85
RUB5,855.11
|
$33.66
₫853,166
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.44
RUB3,674.36
|
$29.49
₫747,439
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.13
RUB7,371.50
|
$90.06
₫2,282,507
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.30
RUB7,946.18
|
$106.00
₫2,686,525
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Vietnam or Russia. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.