Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 42.8% cheaper than Austria.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Austria, you would:
pay 73.9% less for restaurants
Austria
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.13
€14.13
|
$1.96
₫46,089
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.41
|
$4.91
₫115,300
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.65
|
$0.59
₫13,944
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.24
|
$0.38
₫9,026
|
|
pay 30.4% less for groceries
Austria
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.14
|
$1.11
₫25,960
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.30
€6.82
|
$6.92
₫162,546
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
€4.69
|
$5.46
₫128,205
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
€3.31
|
$1.62
₫37,972
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.30
€4.94
|
$1.78
₫41,835
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.02
|
$1.40
₫32,820
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.52
₫12,221
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.05
|
$0.78
₫18,250
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.43
|
$0.49
₫11,607
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.55
₫13,020
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.54
₫12,662
|
|
pay 35.3% less for transportation
Austria
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.74
|
$4.05
₫95,125
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.12
€44.91
|
$8.00
₫187,786
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,940.65
€24,213.00
|
$40,523.11
₫951,581,844
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.81
€18.49
|
$5.93
₫139,362
|
|
pay 67.5% less for housing
Austria
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.53
€35.03
|
$10.02
₫235,232
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$743.38
€693.87
|
$364.76
₫8,565,555
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$621.91
€580.49
|
$221.46
₫5,200,379
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$222.11
€207.32
|
$41.86
₫982,908
|
|
pay 11.1% less for childcare
Austria
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$416.59
€388.84
|
$226.70
₫5,323,576
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,210.34
€7,663.53
|
$10,132.35
₫237,932,469
|
|
pay 62.1% less for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.19
€3.91
|
$0.94
₫21,981
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.10
|
$1.86
₫43,720
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.79
|
$1.29
₫30,246
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.56
€38.79
|
$24.96
₫586,206
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.77
€11.92
|
$3.86
₫90,628
|
|
pay 19.5% less for clothing
Austria
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.76
€70.71
|
$33.66
₫790,469
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.64
€36.07
|
$29.49
₫692,512
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.33
€79.65
|
$90.06
₫2,114,770
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.53
€103.17
|
$106.00
₫2,489,098
|
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