Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 30.2% cheaper than Bangkok.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 6.7% less for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
฿107.25
|
$1.96
₫49,117
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
฿214.50
|
$4.91
₫122,875
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
฿20.70
|
$0.59
₫14,860
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
฿11.71
|
$0.38
₫9,619
|
|
pay 15.9% less for groceries
Bangkok
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
฿67.61
|
$1.11
₫27,665
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.67
฿314.93
|
$6.92
₫173,224
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
฿239.55
|
$5.46
₫136,626
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
฿73.28
|
$1.62
₫40,466
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
฿52.91
|
$1.78
₫44,583
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
฿49.44
|
$1.40
₫34,976
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿23.03
|
$0.52
₫13,024
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
฿32.76
|
$0.78
₫19,449
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿26.64
|
$0.49
₫12,369
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿26.46
|
$0.55
₫13,875
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿22.77
|
$0.54
₫13,494
|
|
pay 41.0% less for transportation
Bangkok
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
฿162.03
|
$4.05
₫101,374
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.39
฿1,394.27
|
$8.00
₫200,122
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,069.18
฿2,145,032.91
|
$40,523.11
₫1,014,092,041
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.60
฿385.03
|
$5.93
₫148,517
|
|
pay 35.5% less for housing
Bangkok
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.74
฿571.68
|
$10.02
₫250,684
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$659.48
฿23,948.16
|
$364.76
₫9,128,233
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.02
฿11,403.37
|
$221.46
₫5,541,996
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.89
฿2,211.12
|
$41.86
₫1,047,476
|
|
pay 42.3% less for childcare
Bangkok
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$562.72
฿20,434.64
|
$226.70
₫5,673,286
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,500.26
฿490,247.27
|
$10,132.35
₫253,562,449
|
|
pay 51.6% less for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
฿85.80
|
$0.94
₫23,425
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
฿83.63
|
$1.86
₫46,592
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
฿160.88
|
$1.29
₫32,233
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
฿2,059.93
|
$24.96
₫624,714
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.97
฿289.58
|
$3.86
₫96,581
|
|
pay 18.7% less for clothing
Bangkok
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.87
฿2,174.23
|
$33.66
₫842,396
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.54
฿1,472.13
|
$29.49
₫738,003
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.44
฿3,538.33
|
$90.06
₫2,253,691
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.02
฿3,704.61
|
$106.00
₫2,652,608
|
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