Cost of living comparison
Czech Republic is 2.1 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Czech Republic instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Czech Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
₫46,730
|
$7.78
CZK176.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
₫110,218
|
$7.82
CZK177.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
₫13,951
|
$1.53
CZK34.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
₫8,775
|
$1.34
CZK30.34
|
|
pay 49.7% more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Czech Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
₫22,483
|
$1.45
CZK32.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₫153,101
|
$5.86
CZK133.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.38
₫136,997
|
$3.69
CZK83.76
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.49
₫37,937
|
$2.72
CZK61.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
₫38,607
|
$3.62
CZK82.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
₫32,184
|
$0.70
CZK15.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,194
|
$0.72
CZK16.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
₫16,138
|
$0.86
CZK19.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₫10,614
|
$1.36
CZK30.92
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,564
|
$0.51
CZK11.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,521
|
$0.56
CZK12.61
|
|
pay 87.8% more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Czech Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫88,533
|
$6.25
CZK142.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.87
₫174,729
|
$19.97
CZK453.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,303.88
₫872,983,372
|
$25,379.53
CZK576,572.24
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.70
₫145,005
|
$11.76
CZK267.18
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Vietnam
|
Czech Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.95
₫227,890
|
$19.23
CZK436.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.25
₫7,742,624
|
$632.17
CZK14,361.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.52
₫5,357,494
|
$495.91
CZK11,266.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.00
₫1,094,377
|
$191.58
CZK4,352.25
|
|
pay 15.2% more for childcare
Vietnam
|
Czech Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.34
₫5,403,663
|
$359.87
CZK8,175.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,971.85
₫304,665,921
|
$7,286.86
CZK165,542.97
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Czech Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
₫22,685
|
$1.97
CZK44.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
₫39,791
|
$2.61
CZK59.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.19
₫30,171
|
$6.11
CZK138.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.79
₫580,032
|
$48.03
CZK1,091.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.60
₫91,568
|
$9.41
CZK213.71
|
|
pay 54.9% more for clothing
Vietnam
|
Czech Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
₫731,005
|
$71.08
CZK1,614.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.06
₫586,900
|
$36.60
CZK831.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.55
₫2,075,298
|
$82.74
CZK1,879.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.83
₫2,337,046
|
$102.60
CZK2,330.97
|
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