Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 2.9 times more expensive than Bangladesh.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Bangladesh, you would:
pay 70.2% more for restaurants
|
Bangladesh
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.45
BDT173.47
|
$1.84
₫45,677
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.52
BDT541.21
|
$4.33
₫107,734
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.24
BDT28.66
|
$0.55
₫13,637
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
BDT17.98
|
$0.34
₫8,577
|
|
pay 76.5% more for groceries
|
Bangladesh
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
BDT58.39
|
$0.88
₫21,976
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.69
BDT441.62
|
$6.02
₫149,651
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.57
BDT307.49
|
$5.38
₫133,910
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.10
BDT131.28
|
$1.49
₫37,082
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.05
BDT125.72
|
$1.52
₫37,737
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
BDT102.64
|
$1.26
₫31,458
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
BDT41.90
|
$0.44
₫10,942
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
BDT93.37
|
$0.63
₫15,774
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
BDT29.86
|
$0.42
₫10,375
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
BDT15.69
|
$0.49
₫12,281
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
BDT28.16
|
$0.49
₫12,239
|
|
pay 9.6% more for transportation
|
Bangladesh
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.73
BDT446.33
|
$3.48
₫86,538
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.37
BDT1,479.99
|
$6.87
₫170,791
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,644.74
BDT3,308,322.47
|
$34,303.88
₫853,309,041
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.44
BDT411.67
|
$5.70
₫141,737
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Bangladesh
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.23
BDT1,822.11
|
$8.95
₫222,754
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$75.55
BDT9,040.99
|
$304.25
₫7,568,129
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$46.73
BDT5,591.88
|
$210.52
₫5,236,752
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$24.24
BDT2,901.05
|
$43.00
₫1,069,713
|
|
pay 9.8 times more for childcare
|
Bangladesh
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$29.97
BDT3,586.95
|
$212.34
₫5,281,881
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$959.13
BDT114,782.26
|
$11,971.85
₫297,799,699
|
|
pay 4.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bangladesh
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.26
BDT509.39
|
$0.89
₫22,174
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.47
BDT175.83
|
$1.56
₫38,895
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.55
BDT305.27
|
$1.19
₫29,491
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$10.85
BDT1,298.86
|
$22.79
₫566,960
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.76
BDT450.26
|
$3.60
₫89,504
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
|
Bangladesh
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.56
BDT1,981.40
|
$28.72
₫714,530
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.00
BDT2,033.99
|
$23.06
₫573,673
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.41
BDT4,357.46
|
$81.55
₫2,028,527
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.53
BDT3,892.73
|
$91.83
₫2,284,377
|
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