Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 57.8% cheaper than Australia.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Australia, you would:
pay 76.9% less for restaurants
Australia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.79
A$25.13
|
$1.84
₫46,742
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.81
A$14.69
|
$4.33
₫110,247
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
A$3.84
|
$0.55
₫13,955
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
A$3.20
|
$0.34
₫8,777
|
|
pay 43.5% less for groceries
Australia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.33
A$3.48
|
$0.88
₫22,488
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
A$7.05
|
$6.02
₫153,140
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
A$8.61
|
$5.38
₫137,032
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
A$5.78
|
$1.49
₫37,947
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.99
A$5.97
|
$1.52
₫38,617
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
A$2.14
|
$1.26
₫32,192
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.25
A$1.87
|
$0.44
₫11,197
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
A$2.07
|
$0.63
₫16,142
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
A$3.00
|
$0.42
₫10,617
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.69
|
$0.49
₫12,567
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
A$1.42
|
$0.49
₫12,524
|
|
pay 41.0% less for transportation
Australia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.73
A$7.08
|
$3.48
₫88,556
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$84.46
A$126.40
|
$6.87
₫174,773
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,859.34
A$41,693.12
|
$34,303.88
₫873,205,703
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.12
A$27.13
|
$5.70
₫145,042
|
|
pay 76.9% less for housing
Australia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.36
A$82.85
|
$8.95
₫227,948
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,258.08
A$1,882.79
|
$304.25
₫7,744,596
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$971.44
A$1,453.82
|
$210.52
₫5,358,858
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$141.88
A$212.34
|
$43.00
₫1,094,656
|
|
pay 51.6% less for childcare
Australia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,377.23
A$2,061.10
|
$212.34
₫5,405,039
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,720.56
A$22,030.17
|
$11,971.85
₫304,743,514
|
|
pay 73.9% less for entertainment and sports
Australia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.69
A$10.02
|
$0.89
₫22,691
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
A$5.39
|
$1.56
₫39,802
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.13
A$42.10
|
$1.19
₫30,179
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.84
A$80.58
|
$22.79
₫580,180
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.24
A$19.82
|
$3.60
₫91,591
|
|
pay 40.5% less for clothing
Australia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.27
A$112.65
|
$28.72
₫731,191
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.30
A$81.27
|
$23.06
₫587,049
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.43
A$153.29
|
$81.55
₫2,075,826
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.12
A$176.77
|
$91.83
₫2,337,642
|
|
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