Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 43.4% cheaper than Warsaw.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 69.9% less for restaurants
Warsaw
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.16
PLN40.59
|
$1.84
₫46,748
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
PLN33.49
|
$4.33
₫110,261
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
PLN7.23
|
$0.55
₫13,956
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
PLN6.78
|
$0.34
₫8,778
|
|
pay 2.7% more for groceries
Warsaw
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
PLN4.38
|
$0.88
₫22,491
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
PLN18.44
|
$6.02
₫153,160
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
PLN15.48
|
$5.38
₫137,049
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.08
PLN12.32
|
$1.49
₫37,952
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
PLN10.70
|
$1.52
₫38,622
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.72
|
$1.26
₫32,196
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
PLN2.97
|
$0.44
₫11,198
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
PLN3.39
|
$0.63
₫16,144
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
PLN5.50
|
$0.42
₫10,618
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
PLN1.56
|
$0.49
₫12,569
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
PLN2.14
|
$0.49
₫12,526
|
|
pay 35.1% less for transportation
Warsaw
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.40
PLN25.56
|
$3.48
₫88,567
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.94
PLN111.63
|
$6.87
₫174,795
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,011.90
PLN123,909.48
|
$34,303.88
₫873,316,784
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.13
PLN32.47
|
$5.70
₫145,060
|
|
pay 68.4% less for housing
Warsaw
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.13
PLN64.43
|
$8.95
₫227,977
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,108.48
PLN4,428.98
|
$304.25
₫7,745,581
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$848.90
PLN3,391.82
|
$210.52
₫5,359,540
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.74
PLN917.95
|
$43.00
₫1,094,795
|
|
pay 36.6% less for childcare
Warsaw
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$527.99
PLN2,109.62
|
$212.34
₫5,405,726
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,833.43
PLN55,272.09
|
$11,971.85
₫304,782,280
|
|
pay 61.9% less for entertainment and sports
Warsaw
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.06
PLN16.24
|
$0.89
₫22,694
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
PLN14.64
|
$1.56
₫39,807
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.83
PLN19.28
|
$1.19
₫30,183
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.12
PLN168.30
|
$22.79
₫580,254
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.62
PLN30.44
|
$3.60
₫91,603
|
|
pay 34.6% less for clothing
Warsaw
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.42
PLN373.27
|
$28.72
₫731,284
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.56
PLN170.04
|
$23.06
₫587,124
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.76
PLN362.63
|
$81.55
₫2,076,090
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.66
PLN422.16
|
$91.83
₫2,337,939
|
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