Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 45.4% cheaper than Tokyo.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 47.9% less for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.57
¥1,179
|
$1.96
₫49,967
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.30
¥825
|
$4.91
₫125,002
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
¥201
|
$0.59
₫15,117
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
¥137
|
$0.38
₫9,786
|
|
pay 53.1% less for groceries
Tokyo
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥246
|
$1.11
₫28,144
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.12
¥1,109
|
$6.92
₫176,223
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥850
|
$5.46
₫138,992
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
¥318
|
$1.62
₫41,167
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
¥593
|
$1.78
₫45,355
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
¥515
|
$1.40
₫35,582
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.52
¥237
|
$0.52
₫13,249
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.33
¥518
|
$0.78
₫19,785
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
¥352
|
$0.49
₫12,583
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
¥357
|
$0.55
₫14,115
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
¥278
|
$0.54
₫13,727
|
|
pay 24.0% less for transportation
Tokyo
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
¥743
|
$4.05
₫103,129
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.67
¥11,787
|
$8.00
₫203,586
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,565.59
¥3,359,380
|
$40,523.11
₫1,031,647,414
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.75
¥4,479
|
$5.93
₫151,088
|
|
pay 69.0% less for housing
Tokyo
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.00
¥5,452
|
$10.02
₫255,024
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,128.57
¥175,803
|
$364.76
₫9,286,256
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$671.52
¥104,606
|
$221.46
₫5,637,936
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.96
¥21,647
|
$41.86
₫1,065,609
|
|
pay 51.9% less for childcare
Tokyo
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$616.16
¥95,982
|
$226.70
₫5,771,499
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,025.47
¥2,652,142
|
$10,132.35
₫257,951,975
|
|
pay 66.8% less for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.16
¥648
|
$0.94
₫23,831
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
¥552
|
$1.86
₫47,398
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
¥707
|
$1.29
₫32,791
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.81
¥11,341
|
$24.96
₫635,529
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.62
¥2,122
|
$3.86
₫98,253
|
|
pay 4.9% less for clothing
Tokyo
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.16
¥7,814
|
$33.66
₫856,979
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.10
¥6,246
|
$29.49
₫750,779
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.44
¥10,194
|
$90.06
₫2,292,706
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.70
¥16,154
|
$106.00
₫2,698,529
|
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