Cost of living comparison
Switzerland is 5.7 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Switzerland instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 9.4 times more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
₫46,730
|
$25.29
CHF22.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
₫110,218
|
$16.39
CHF14.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
₫13,951
|
$4.49
CHF4.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
₫8,775
|
$4.05
CHF3.68
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
₫22,483
|
$3.46
CHF3.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₫153,101
|
$12.71
CHF11.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.38
₫136,997
|
$6.96
CHF6.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.49
₫37,937
|
$6.50
CHF5.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
₫38,607
|
$12.35
CHF11.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
₫32,184
|
$1.53
CHF1.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,194
|
$1.04
CHF0.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
₫16,138
|
$1.26
CHF1.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₫10,614
|
$2.51
CHF2.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,564
|
$1.07
CHF0.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,521
|
$1.03
CHF0.94
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫88,533
|
$7.75
CHF7.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.87
₫174,729
|
$108.37
CHF98.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,303.88
₫872,983,372
|
$35,253.06
CHF32,045.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.70
₫145,005
|
$41.64
CHF37.85
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for housing
Vietnam
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.95
₫227,890
|
$52.30
CHF47.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.25
₫7,742,624
|
$1,574.30
CHF1,431.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.52
₫5,357,494
|
$1,317.64
CHF1,197.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.00
₫1,094,377
|
$173.73
CHF157.92
|
|
pay 7.1 times more for childcare
Vietnam
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.34
₫5,403,663
|
$2,462.28
CHF2,238.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,971.85
₫304,665,921
|
$31,407.01
CHF28,549.35
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
₫22,685
|
$7.36
CHF6.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
₫39,791
|
$5.23
CHF4.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.19
₫30,171
|
$9.76
CHF8.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.79
₫580,032
|
$84.81
CHF77.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.60
₫91,568
|
$20.50
CHF18.63
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Vietnam
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
₫731,005
|
$120.31
CHF109.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.06
₫586,900
|
$60.46
CHF54.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.55
₫2,075,298
|
$130.36
CHF118.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.83
₫2,337,046
|
$165.15
CHF150.13
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Switzerland or Vietnam. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.