Vietnam is 47.9% cheaper than Australia.

If you lived in Vietnam instead of Australia, you would:

pay 72.4% less for restaurants

 
Australia
Vietnam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $15.31
A$23.77
$1.96
₫47,836
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.98
A$13.94
$4.91
₫119,670
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.45
A$3.80
$0.59
₫14,473

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pay 30.1% less for groceries

 
Australia
Vietnam
Bread
1 loaf
$2.00
A$3.11
$1.11
₫26,944
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.24
A$6.58
$6.92
₫168,707
Milk (1 gallon) $5.00
A$7.76
$5.46
₫133,064

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pay 21.5% less for transportation

 
Australia
Vietnam
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.95
A$7.68
$4.05
₫98,731
Monthly public transit pass $81.92
A$127.17
$8.00
₫194,903
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $22,079.60
A$34,274.45
$40,523.11
₫987,647,181

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pay 72.5% less for housing

 
Australia
Vietnam
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$55.83
A$86.66
$10.02
₫244,147
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,119.19
A$1,737.34
$364.76
₫8,890,193
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $889.00
A$1,380.00
$221.46
₫5,397,475

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pay 47.5% less for childcare

 
Australia
Vietnam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,373.48
A$2,132.07
$226.70
₫5,525,342
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $11,458.00
A$17,786.40
$10,132.35
₫246,950,206

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pay 67.4% less for entertainment and sports

 
Australia
Vietnam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.72
A$8.87
$0.94
₫22,814
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.30
A$5.12
$1.86
₫45,377
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$24.53
A$38.08
$1.29
₫31,392

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pay 23.6% less for clothing

 
Australia
Vietnam
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$71.47
A$110.95
$33.66
₫820,428
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$41.82
A$64.91
$29.49
₫718,758
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$101.71
A$157.88
$90.06
₫2,194,921

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