Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 63.5% cheaper than Singapore.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 64.8% less for restaurants
Singapore
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.17
SGD15.04
|
$1.84
₫46,730
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
SGD10.02
|
$4.33
₫110,218
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
SGD2.05
|
$0.55
₫13,951
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
SGD1.54
|
$0.34
₫8,775
|
|
pay 55.0% less for groceries
Singapore
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
SGD2.80
|
$0.88
₫22,483
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.16
SGD12.34
|
$6.02
₫153,101
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.85
SGD14.61
|
$5.38
₫136,997
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.33
SGD4.48
|
$1.49
₫37,937
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.67
SGD6.28
|
$1.52
₫38,607
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.91
SGD2.57
|
$1.26
₫32,184
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.44
SGD1.94
|
$0.44
₫11,194
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
SGD2.36
|
$0.63
₫16,138
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
SGD1.73
|
$0.42
₫10,614
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
SGD1.42
|
$0.49
₫12,564
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
SGD1.39
|
$0.49
₫12,521
|
|
pay 65.5% less for transportation
Singapore
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
SGD10.78
|
$3.48
₫88,533
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$95.32
SGD128.30
|
$6.87
₫174,729
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$134,045.26
SGD180,424.92
|
$34,303.88
₫872,983,372
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.23
SGD12.43
|
$5.70
₫145,005
|
|
pay 79.1% less for housing
Singapore
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.83
SGD48.23
|
$8.95
₫227,890
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,750.06
SGD3,701.59
|
$304.25
₫7,742,624
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,019.11
SGD2,717.72
|
$210.52
₫5,357,494
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$116.07
SGD156.23
|
$43.00
₫1,094,377
|
|
pay 69.0% less for childcare
Singapore
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,111.44
SGD1,496.00
|
$212.34
₫5,403,663
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,905.57
SGD37,560.90
|
$11,971.85
₫304,665,921
|
|
pay 78.3% less for entertainment and sports
Singapore
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.45
SGD10.02
|
$0.89
₫22,685
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.79
SGD6.45
|
$1.56
₫39,791
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.29
SGD16.54
|
$1.19
₫30,171
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.58
SGD139.41
|
$22.79
₫580,032
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.17
SGD15.04
|
$3.60
₫91,568
|
|
pay 32.7% less for clothing
Singapore
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.87
SGD91.35
|
$28.72
₫731,005
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.81
SGD58.97
|
$23.06
₫586,900
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.40
SGD125.71
|
$81.55
₫2,075,298
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.69
SGD142.26
|
$91.83
₫2,337,046
|
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