Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 44.8% cheaper than Seoul.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Seoul, you would:
pay 51.4% less for restaurants
|
Seoul
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.84
₩9,271
|
$1.96
₫49,885
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.08
₩8,241
|
$4.91
₫124,795
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
₩2,120
|
$0.59
₫15,092
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₩1,109
|
$0.38
₫9,770
|
|
pay 54.9% less for groceries
|
Seoul
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
₩4,302
|
$1.11
₫28,098
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
₩7,751
|
$6.92
₫175,932
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.47
₩11,487
|
$5.46
₫138,762
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.83
₩5,197
|
$1.62
₫41,099
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.85
₩6,579
|
$1.78
₫45,280
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.90
₩3,926
|
$1.40
₫35,523
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.67
₩2,260
|
$0.52
₫13,227
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.82
₩3,818
|
$0.78
₫19,753
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
₩3,750
|
$0.49
₫12,563
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
₩2,283
|
$0.55
₫14,092
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.38
₩1,868
|
$0.54
₫13,704
|
|
pay 28.2% less for transportation
|
Seoul
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.41
₩7,334
|
$4.05
₫102,959
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.78
₩56,655
|
$8.00
₫203,250
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,904.23
₩43,263,567
|
$40,523.11
₫1,029,943,428
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.96
₩12,155
|
$5.93
₫150,839
|
|
pay 59.8% less for housing
|
Seoul
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.92
₩29,718
|
$10.02
₫254,603
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$768.77
₩1,042,489
|
$364.76
₫9,270,917
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$592.83
₩803,911
|
$221.46
₫5,628,623
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.80
₩188,213
|
$41.86
₫1,063,849
|
|
pay 43.1% less for childcare
|
Seoul
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$384.99
₩522,060
|
$226.70
₫5,761,966
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,449.76
₩25,018,704
|
$10,132.35
₫257,525,912
|
|
pay 61.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Seoul
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.80
₩5,150
|
$0.94
₫23,791
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.92
₩5,322
|
$1.86
₫47,320
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.42
₩4,635
|
$1.29
₫32,737
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.16
₩70,735
|
$24.96
₫634,479
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.63
₩14,421
|
$3.86
₫98,091
|
|
pay 14.8% less for clothing
|
Seoul
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.78
₩82,415
|
$33.66
₫855,563
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.57
₩59,088
|
$29.49
₫749,539
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.02
₩97,656
|
$90.06
₫2,288,919
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.47
₩155,223
|
$106.00
₫2,694,072
|
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