Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 59.8% cheaper than Adelaide.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Adelaide, you would:
pay 78.2% less for restaurants
Adelaide
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.39
A$28.94
|
$1.84
₫46,730
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.03
A$14.97
|
$4.33
₫110,218
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
A$4.16
|
$0.55
₫13,951
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.35
A$3.50
|
$0.34
₫8,775
|
|
pay 49.7% less for groceries
Adelaide
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.74
A$4.08
|
$0.88
₫22,483
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
A$8.83
|
$6.02
₫153,101
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.41
A$8.07
|
$5.38
₫136,997
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.56
A$6.80
|
$1.49
₫37,937
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
A$6.37
|
$1.52
₫38,607
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.46
A$2.17
|
$1.26
₫32,184
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.41
A$2.10
|
$0.44
₫11,194
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
A$2.69
|
$0.63
₫16,138
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.09
A$3.12
|
$0.42
₫10,614
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
A$2.08
|
$0.49
₫12,564
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.16
A$1.73
|
$0.49
₫12,521
|
|
pay 39.8% less for transportation
Adelaide
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
A$7.21
|
$3.48
₫88,533
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$80.85
A$120.66
|
$6.87
₫174,729
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,205.37
A$39,106.67
|
$34,303.88
₫872,983,372
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.39
A$28.94
|
$5.70
₫145,005
|
|
pay 81.5% less for housing
Adelaide
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.68
A$90.55
|
$8.95
₫227,890
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,449.19
A$2,162.65
|
$304.25
₫7,742,624
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,073.65
A$1,602.22
|
$210.52
₫5,357,494
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.76
A$342.87
|
$43.00
₫1,094,377
|
|
pay 40.7% less for childcare
Adelaide
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,404.75
A$2,096.33
|
$212.34
₫5,403,663
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,559.99
A$17,251.14
|
$11,971.85
₫304,665,921
|
|
pay 74.3% less for entertainment and sports
Adelaide
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.02
A$11.97
|
$0.89
₫22,685
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.83
A$5.72
|
$1.56
₫39,791
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$26.75
A$39.91
|
$1.19
₫30,171
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.41
A$72.24
|
$22.79
₫580,032
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.38
A$21.45
|
$3.60
₫91,568
|
|
pay 54.3% less for clothing
Adelaide
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.69
A$139.82
|
$28.72
₫731,005
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$72.98
A$108.91
|
$23.06
₫586,900
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$138.08
A$206.06
|
$81.55
₫2,075,298
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$149.32
A$222.83
|
$91.83
₫2,337,046
|
|
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