Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 49.3% more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 0.7% less for restaurants
Ukraine
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.65
UAH183.72
|
$1.96
₫49,967
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.61
UAH142.80
|
$4.91
₫125,002
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
UAH19.52
|
$0.59
₫15,117
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
UAH15.43
|
$0.38
₫9,786
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Ukraine
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
UAH21.41
|
$1.11
₫28,144
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.21
UAH127.02
|
$6.92
₫176,223
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
UAH124.70
|
$5.46
₫138,992
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
UAH57.65
|
$1.62
₫41,167
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.56
UAH61.63
|
$1.78
₫45,355
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.22
UAH8.89
|
$1.40
₫35,582
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
UAH18.51
|
$0.52
₫13,249
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
UAH19.77
|
$0.78
₫19,785
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
UAH28.57
|
$0.49
₫12,583
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
UAH6.65
|
$0.55
₫14,115
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
UAH9.95
|
$0.54
₫13,727
|
|
pay 51.9% more for transportation
Ukraine
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
UAH150.68
|
$4.05
₫103,129
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.13
UAH281.87
|
$8.00
₫203,586
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,124.68
UAH756,270.95
|
$40,523.11
₫1,031,647,414
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.35
UAH132.39
|
$5.93
₫151,088
|
|
pay 48.3% more for housing
Ukraine
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$4.40
UAH174.16
|
$10.02
₫255,024
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$234.03
UAH9,254.60
|
$364.76
₫9,286,256
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.62
UAH6,153.80
|
$221.46
₫5,637,936
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.95
UAH2,449.67
|
$41.86
₫1,065,609
|
|
pay 92.8% more for childcare
Ukraine
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$183.02
UAH7,237.34
|
$226.70
₫5,771,499
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,871.85
UAH153,109.26
|
$10,132.35
₫257,951,975
|
|
pay 26.4% more for entertainment and sports
Ukraine
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
UAH33.58
|
$0.94
₫23,831
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.96
UAH38.09
|
$1.86
₫47,398
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.95
UAH76.96
|
$1.29
₫32,791
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.82
UAH744.26
|
$24.96
₫635,529
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.98
UAH117.66
|
$3.86
₫98,253
|
|
pay 15.9% more for clothing
Ukraine
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.33
UAH1,594.71
|
$33.66
₫856,979
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.46
UAH1,204.65
|
$29.49
₫750,779
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.81
UAH2,563.04
|
$90.06
₫2,292,706
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.44
UAH2,904.26
|
$106.00
₫2,698,529
|
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