Cost of living comparison
Delhi is 3.7% cheaper than Vietnam.
If you lived in Delhi instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 15.0% more for restaurants
|
Vietnam
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
₫46,600
|
$4.19
₹352.69
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
₫109,911
|
$4.19
₹352.69
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
₫13,912
|
$0.43
₹36.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
₫8,750
|
$0.19
₹16.21
|
|
pay 36.6% less for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
₫22,420
|
$0.53
₹44.16
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₫152,674
|
$2.40
₹201.65
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.38
₫136,615
|
$2.87
₹241.09
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.49
₫37,831
|
$1.12
₹94.43
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
₫38,499
|
$1.62
₹136.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
₫32,094
|
$0.91
₹76.24
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,163
|
$0.38
₹31.64
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
₫16,093
|
$0.47
₹39.50
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₫10,584
|
$0.25
₹20.65
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,529
|
$0.16
₹13.21
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,486
|
$0.20
₹16.96
|
|
pay 2.6% less for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫88,286
|
$4.49
₹377.74
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.87
₫174,241
|
$11.98
₹1,007.69
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,303.88
₫870,546,530
|
$14,378.06
₹1,209,227.06
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.70
₫144,600
|
$2.52
₹211.61
|
|
pay 8.8% less for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.95
₫227,254
|
$8.22
₹691.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.25
₫7,721,011
|
$257.61
₹21,665.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.52
₫5,342,539
|
$147.09
₹12,370.99
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.00
₫1,091,322
|
$50.99
₹4,288.70
|
|
pay 70.0% less for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.34
₫5,388,579
|
$92.34
₹7,765.61
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,971.85
₫303,815,478
|
$1,986.57
₹167,074.87
|
|
pay 84.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
₫22,622
|
$1.80
₹151.15
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
₫39,680
|
$2.08
₹174.61
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.19
₫30,087
|
$4.19
₹352.69
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.79
₫578,413
|
$23.02
₹1,936.36
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.60
₫91,312
|
$4.79
₹403.08
|
|
pay 7.4% less for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
₫728,964
|
$31.38
₹2,639.53
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.06
₫585,261
|
$36.88
₹3,101.42
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.55
₫2,069,505
|
$49.59
₹4,171.02
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.83
₫2,330,523
|
$36.96
₹3,108.81
|
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