Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 41.7% cheaper than Austria.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Austria, you would:
pay 72.4% less for restaurants
|
Austria
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.96
€12.24
|
$2.06
₫46,802
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.49
€7.44
|
$4.84
₫109,800
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
€2.39
|
$0.58
₫13,202
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.27
€1.99
|
$0.39
₫8,843
|
|
pay 29.5% less for groceries
|
Austria
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.17
€1.90
|
$0.90
₫20,407
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.10
€6.23
|
$7.20
₫163,492
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.53
€3.97
|
$5.41
₫122,923
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.19
€2.80
|
$1.42
₫32,341
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.13
€4.50
|
$1.65
₫37,550
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.88
|
$1.25
₫28,335
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.68
|
$0.50
₫11,297
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
€0.96
|
$0.72
₫16,458
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.15
|
$0.43
₫9,769
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.64
|
$0.55
₫12,514
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.56
|
$0.47
₫10,718
|
|
pay 31.5% less for transportation
|
Austria
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.89
€6.04
|
$4.22
₫95,720
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.91
€42.89
|
$7.61
₫172,857
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,457.96
€21,447.21
|
$41,229.46
₫936,073,553
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.99
€16.65
|
$5.48
₫124,379
|
|
pay 64.6% less for housing
|
Austria
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.27
€31.80
|
$10.34
₫234,818
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$766.13
€671.82
|
$370.83
₫8,419,258
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$596.46
€523.04
|
$231.89
₫5,264,842
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.40
€156.44
|
$46.24
₫1,049,838
|
|
pay 17.0% less for childcare
|
Austria
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$368.77
€323.38
|
$170.02
₫3,860,038
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,777.60
€7,697.08
|
$10,518.96
₫238,822,474
|
|
pay 60.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Austria
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.93
€3.45
|
$0.90
₫20,546
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.09
€2.71
|
$1.83
₫41,442
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.84
€5.12
|
$1.33
₫30,289
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.56
€34.69
|
$23.21
₫526,952
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.05
€10.56
|
$3.82
₫86,671
|
|
pay 15.7% less for clothing
|
Austria
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.61
€74.19
|
$36.93
₫838,372
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.20
€29.99
|
$35.21
₫799,394
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.23
€72.98
|
$92.94
₫2,110,185
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.40
€99.44
|
$89.47
₫2,031,217
|
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