Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 89.5% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
₫46,748
|
$9.92
RUB915.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
₫110,261
|
$4.92
RUB454.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
₫13,956
|
$1.10
RUB101.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
₫8,778
|
$0.60
RUB55.33
|
|
pay 14.8% more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
₫22,491
|
$0.63
RUB58.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₫153,160
|
$4.72
RUB435.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.38
₫137,049
|
$3.62
RUB333.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.49
₫37,952
|
$1.74
RUB160.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
₫38,622
|
$2.18
RUB201.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
₫32,196
|
$0.64
RUB58.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,198
|
$0.69
RUB63.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
₫16,144
|
$0.79
RUB73.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₫10,618
|
$1.56
RUB143.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,569
|
$0.19
RUB17.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,526
|
$0.20
RUB18.72
|
|
pay 74.2% more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫88,567
|
$2.31
RUB213.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.87
₫174,795
|
$29.87
RUB2,755.18
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,303.88
₫873,316,784
|
$32,820.00
RUB3,027,675.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.70
₫145,060
|
$5.69
RUB524.80
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Vietnam
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.95
₫227,977
|
$6.03
RUB555.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.25
₫7,745,581
|
$881.83
RUB81,349.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.52
₫5,359,540
|
$532.09
RUB49,085.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.00
₫1,094,795
|
$90.54
RUB8,352.59
|
|
pay 62.3% more for childcare
Vietnam
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.34
₫5,405,726
|
$484.25
RUB44,672.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,971.85
₫304,782,280
|
$11,553.80
RUB1,065,849.15
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
₫22,694
|
$3.28
RUB302.77
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
₫39,807
|
$2.63
RUB243.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.19
₫30,183
|
$2.52
RUB232.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.79
₫580,254
|
$32.93
RUB3,037.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.60
₫91,603
|
$5.47
RUB504.61
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Vietnam
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
₫731,284
|
$98.68
RUB9,103.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.06
₫587,124
|
$46.53
RUB4,291.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.55
₫2,076,090
|
$117.96
RUB10,881.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.83
₫2,337,939
|
$114.14
RUB10,529.76
|
|
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