Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 2.7 times more expensive than Bangladesh.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Bangladesh, you would:
pay 75.9% more for restaurants
Bangladesh
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.72
৳188.89
|
$1.96
₫49,942
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.57
৳500.36
|
$4.91
₫124,938
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
৳29.41
|
$0.59
₫15,110
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
৳16.12
|
$0.38
₫9,781
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Bangladesh
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
৳60.68
|
$1.11
₫28,130
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.59
৳393.32
|
$6.92
₫176,133
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
৳290.86
|
$5.46
₫138,921
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.09
৳119.75
|
$1.62
₫41,146
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.99
৳107.97
|
$1.78
₫45,332
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
৳85.66
|
$1.40
₫35,563
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
৳36.95
|
$0.52
₫13,243
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
৳81.91
|
$0.78
₫19,775
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
৳27.74
|
$0.49
₫12,577
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
৳13.18
|
$0.55
₫14,108
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
৳25.17
|
$0.54
₫13,720
|
|
pay 9.4% more for transportation
Bangladesh
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.62
৳396.04
|
$4.05
₫103,077
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.91
৳1,742.48
|
$8.00
₫203,483
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,425.27
৳3,988,841.22
|
$40,523.11
₫1,031,122,403
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.61
৳395.55
|
$5.93
₫151,011
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Bangladesh
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.12
৳3,297.96
|
$10.02
₫254,894
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$92.95
৳10,178.68
|
$364.76
₫9,281,530
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$61.78
৳6,764.87
|
$221.46
₫5,635,066
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.62
৳2,805.08
|
$41.86
₫1,065,067
|
|
pay 8.4 times more for childcare
Bangladesh
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.38
৳3,436.49
|
$226.70
₫5,768,562
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,066.75
৳116,817.49
|
$10,132.35
₫257,820,702
|
|
pay 2.1% less for entertainment and sports
Bangladesh
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.65
৳399.57
|
$0.94
₫23,818
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.57
৳172.43
|
$1.86
₫47,374
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.76
৳301.75
|
$1.29
₫32,774
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.02
৳1,316.62
|
$24.96
₫635,206
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.23
৳463.56
|
$3.86
₫98,203
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Bangladesh
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.07
৳2,197.84
|
$33.66
₫856,543
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.91
৳2,289.86
|
$29.49
₫750,397
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$39.14
৳4,286.01
|
$90.06
₫2,291,539
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$37.10
৳4,063.16
|
$106.00
₫2,697,156
|
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