Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 2.3 times more expensive than Bangladesh.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Bangladesh, you would:
pay 59.0% more for restaurants
|
Bangladesh
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.77
৳165.36
|
$2.06
₫48,141
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.18
৳483.94
|
$4.84
₫112,942
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
৳26.92
|
$0.58
₫13,580
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
৳16.25
|
$0.39
₫9,096
|
|
pay 72.1% more for groceries
|
Bangladesh
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.64
৳60.04
|
$0.90
₫20,991
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
৳336.02
|
$7.20
₫168,169
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
৳278.07
|
$5.41
₫126,440
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.15
৳107.27
|
$1.42
₫33,267
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.14
৳106.68
|
$1.65
₫38,624
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
৳74.94
|
$1.25
₫29,146
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
৳38.74
|
$0.50
₫11,620
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
৳75.94
|
$0.72
₫16,929
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
৳26.11
|
$0.43
₫10,049
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
৳12.50
|
$0.55
₫12,872
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
৳25.86
|
$0.47
₫11,025
|
|
pay 11.8% more for transportation
|
Bangladesh
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
৳337.06
|
$4.22
₫98,459
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.61
৳897.96
|
$7.61
₫177,802
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,526.58
৳3,787,759.23
|
$41,229.46
₫962,855,151
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.66
৳342.20
|
$5.48
₫127,937
|
|
pay 99.0% more for housing
|
Bangladesh
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.84
৳3,069.02
|
$10.34
₫241,536
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$119.21
৳11,141.70
|
$370.83
₫8,660,137
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$77.61
৳7,253.71
|
$231.89
₫5,415,472
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.94
৳2,798.06
|
$46.24
₫1,079,874
|
|
pay 6.8 times more for childcare
|
Bangladesh
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$39.56
৳3,697.16
|
$170.02
₫3,970,476
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,120.79
৳104,753.18
|
$10,518.96
₫245,655,321
|
|
pay 16.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bangladesh
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.36
৳407.33
|
$0.90
₫21,133
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
৳150.67
|
$1.83
₫42,627
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.11
৳290.74
|
$1.33
₫31,156
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.18
৳1,325.32
|
$23.21
₫542,028
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.92
৳459.66
|
$3.82
₫89,151
|
|
pay 86.8% more for clothing
|
Bangladesh
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.47
৳2,287.45
|
$36.93
₫862,358
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.03
৳1,778.99
|
$35.21
₫822,265
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$49.12
৳4,591.00
|
$92.94
₫2,170,558
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.32
৳3,768.89
|
$89.47
₫2,089,331
|
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