Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 4.2% cheaper than Albania.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Albania, you would:
pay 56.6% less for restaurants
|
Albania
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.46
ALL671
|
$1.84
₫45,480
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.30
ALL567
|
$4.33
₫107,270
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL142
|
$0.55
₫13,578
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
ALL68
|
$0.34
₫8,540
|
|
pay 7.7% less for groceries
|
Albania
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ALL72
|
$0.88
₫21,881
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.90
ALL441
|
$6.02
₫149,006
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
ALL625
|
$5.38
₫133,333
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.29
ALL296
|
$1.49
₫36,922
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
ALL289
|
$1.52
₫37,574
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
ALL55
|
$1.26
₫31,323
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL95
|
$0.44
₫10,894
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
ALL65
|
$0.63
₫15,706
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ALL58
|
$0.42
₫10,330
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL41
|
$0.49
₫12,228
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ALL43
|
$0.49
₫12,186
|
|
pay 44.9% less for transportation
|
Albania
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL705
|
$3.48
₫86,165
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.59
ALL1,402
|
$6.87
₫170,055
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,451.57
ALL2,738,909
|
$34,303.88
₫849,632,054
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.40
ALL2,645
|
$5.70
₫141,126
|
|
pay 26.2% less for housing
|
Albania
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.91
ALL1,431
|
$8.95
₫221,794
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$333.93
ALL30,034
|
$304.25
₫7,535,517
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$252.77
ALL22,735
|
$210.52
₫5,214,187
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.76
ALL6,004
|
$43.00
₫1,065,104
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
|
Albania
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.51
ALL12,997
|
$212.34
₫5,259,121
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,989.15
ALL268,853
|
$11,971.85
₫296,516,453
|
|
pay 44.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Albania
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
ALL223
|
$0.89
₫22,078
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
ALL138
|
$1.56
₫38,727
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.54
ALL318
|
$1.19
₫29,364
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.41
ALL3,275
|
$22.79
₫564,517
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.18
ALL736
|
$3.60
₫89,119
|
|
pay 23.3% less for clothing
|
Albania
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.87
ALL4,126
|
$28.72
₫711,451
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.92
ALL4,040
|
$23.06
₫571,201
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.19
ALL7,032
|
$81.55
₫2,019,786
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.69
ALL9,326
|
$91.83
₫2,274,533
|
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