Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 4.0 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 5.1 times more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
₫46,748
|
$17.10
€15.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
₫110,261
|
$9.80
€9.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
₫13,956
|
$2.19
€2.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
₫8,778
|
$1.73
€1.60
|
|
pay 88.4% more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
₫22,491
|
$1.77
€1.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₫153,160
|
$4.27
€3.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.38
₫137,049
|
$4.97
€4.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.49
₫37,952
|
$3.80
€3.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
₫38,622
|
$4.34
€4.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
₫32,196
|
$1.26
€1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,198
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
₫16,144
|
$1.26
€1.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₫10,618
|
$1.51
€1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,569
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,526
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫88,567
|
$7.23
€6.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.87
₫174,795
|
$118.73
€110.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,303.88
₫873,316,784
|
$36,966.92
€34,296.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.70
₫145,060
|
$18.66
€17.31
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for housing
Vietnam
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.95
₫227,977
|
$49.22
€45.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.25
₫7,745,581
|
$1,390.35
€1,289.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.52
₫5,359,540
|
$1,168.86
€1,084.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.00
₫1,094,795
|
$162.61
€150.86
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Vietnam
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.34
₫5,405,726
|
$1,101.52
€1,021.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,971.85
₫304,782,280
|
$7,468.96
€6,929.33
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
₫22,694
|
$6.02
€5.58
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
₫39,807
|
$3.78
€3.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.19
₫30,183
|
$16.48
€15.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.79
₫580,254
|
$58.33
€54.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.60
₫91,603
|
$12.21
€11.33
|
|
pay 70.4% more for clothing
Vietnam
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
₫731,284
|
$84.67
€78.55
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.06
₫587,124
|
$40.37
€37.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.55
₫2,076,090
|
$91.93
€85.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.83
₫2,337,939
|
$90.97
€84.39
|
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