Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 35.6% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 16.7% more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
₫46,748
|
$2.26
THB82.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
₫110,261
|
$5.53
THB202.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
₫13,956
|
$0.63
THB23.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
₫8,778
|
$0.35
THB12.77
|
|
pay 18.4% more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
₫22,491
|
$1.38
THB50.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₫153,160
|
$7.97
THB291.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.38
₫137,049
|
$6.00
THB219.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.49
₫37,952
|
$1.92
THB70.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
₫38,622
|
$1.07
THB39.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
₫32,196
|
$1.19
THB43.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,198
|
$0.48
THB17.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
₫16,144
|
$0.79
THB28.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₫10,618
|
$0.63
THB23.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,569
|
$0.64
THB23.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,526
|
$0.45
THB16.63
|
|
pay 69.5% more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫88,567
|
$4.25
THB155.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.87
₫174,795
|
$22.11
THB808.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,303.88
₫873,316,784
|
$24,588.11
THB898,809.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.70
₫145,060
|
$9.24
THB337.60
|
|
pay 29.4% more for housing
Vietnam
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.95
₫227,977
|
$15.82
THB578.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.25
₫7,745,581
|
$393.06
THB14,368.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.52
₫5,359,540
|
$209.24
THB7,648.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.00
₫1,094,795
|
$48.32
THB1,766.27
|
|
pay 20.7% more for childcare
Vietnam
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.34
₫5,405,726
|
$329.15
THB12,031.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,971.85
₫304,782,280
|
$10,347.16
THB378,236.70
|
|
pay 95.8% more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
₫22,694
|
$1.87
THB68.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
₫39,807
|
$1.81
THB66.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.19
₫30,183
|
$3.52
THB128.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.79
₫580,254
|
$46.67
THB1,706.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.60
₫91,603
|
$5.45
THB199.30
|
|
pay 1.2% less for clothing
Vietnam
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
₫731,284
|
$34.16
THB1,248.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.06
₫587,124
|
$26.70
THB976.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.55
₫2,076,090
|
$75.98
THB2,777.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.83
₫2,337,939
|
$61.99
THB2,266.08
|
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