Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 2.5 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 3.9 times more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
₫46,730
|
$10.16
PLN40.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
₫110,218
|
$8.38
PLN33.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
₫13,951
|
$1.81
PLN7.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
₫8,775
|
$1.70
PLN6.69
|
|
pay 37.4% more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
₫22,483
|
$1.10
PLN4.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₫153,101
|
$4.61
PLN18.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.38
₫136,997
|
$3.88
PLN15.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.49
₫37,937
|
$3.08
PLN12.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
₫38,607
|
$2.68
PLN10.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
₫32,184
|
$0.43
PLN1.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,194
|
$0.74
PLN2.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
₫16,138
|
$0.85
PLN3.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₫10,614
|
$1.38
PLN5.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,564
|
$0.39
PLN1.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,521
|
$0.54
PLN2.11
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫88,533
|
$6.40
PLN25.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.87
₫174,729
|
$27.94
PLN110.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,303.88
₫872,983,485
|
$31,011.90
PLN122,156.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.70
₫145,005
|
$8.13
PLN32.01
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
Vietnam
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.95
₫227,890
|
$16.13
PLN63.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.25
₫7,742,625
|
$1,108.48
PLN4,366.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.52
₫5,357,494
|
$848.90
PLN3,343.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.00
₫1,094,377
|
$229.74
PLN904.97
|
|
pay 82.1% more for childcare
Vietnam
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.34
₫5,403,663
|
$527.99
PLN2,079.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,971.85
₫304,665,961
|
$13,833.43
PLN54,490.26
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
₫22,685
|
$4.06
PLN16.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
₫39,791
|
$3.66
PLN14.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.19
₫30,171
|
$4.83
PLN19.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.79
₫580,032
|
$42.12
PLN165.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.60
₫91,568
|
$7.62
PLN30.01
|
|
pay 84.0% more for clothing
Vietnam
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
₫731,005
|
$93.42
PLN367.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.06
₫586,900
|
$42.56
PLN167.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.55
₫2,075,298
|
$90.76
PLN357.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.83
₫2,337,047
|
$105.66
PLN416.19
|
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