Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 58.1% cheaper than Albany.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Albany, you would:
pay 72.2% less for restaurants
Albany
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.95
A$22.61
|
$1.84
₫46,748
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.98
A$12.06
|
$4.33
₫110,261
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
A$3.52
|
$0.55
₫13,956
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
A$2.51
|
$0.34
₫8,778
|
|
pay 42.7% less for groceries
Albany
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.47
A$2.22
|
$0.88
₫22,491
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.02
₫153,160
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.91
A$7.42
|
$5.38
₫137,049
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.99
A$6.03
|
$1.49
₫37,952
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.52
₫38,622
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.49
A$2.26
|
$1.26
₫32,196
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
A$1.80
|
$0.44
₫11,198
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.63
₫16,144
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
A$2.73
|
$0.42
₫10,618
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
A$1.82
|
$0.49
₫12,569
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
A$1.14
|
$0.49
₫12,526
|
|
pay 27.2% less for transportation
Albany
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.78
A$7.23
|
$3.48
₫88,567
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$6.87
₫174,795
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$34,303.88
₫873,316,784
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.70
₫145,060
|
|
pay 58.3% less for housing
Albany
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.22
A$54.76
|
$8.95
₫227,977
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$304.25
₫7,745,581
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$210.52
₫5,359,540
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.42
A$111.00
|
$43.00
₫1,094,795
|
|
pay 66.8% less for childcare
Albany
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$212.34
₫5,405,726
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$36,108.41
A$54,594.11
|
$11,971.85
₫304,782,280
|
|
pay 81.2% less for entertainment and sports
Albany
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.64
A$11.56
|
$0.89
₫22,694
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.99
A$6.03
|
$1.56
₫39,807
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$21.27
A$32.15
|
$1.19
₫30,183
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$22.79
₫580,254
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.60
₫91,603
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Albany
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$28.72
₫731,284
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$23.06
₫587,124
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$81.55
₫2,076,090
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$91.83
₫2,337,939
|
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