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
BDT170.42
|
$1.84
₫46,742
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.52
BDT531.69
|
$4.33
₫110,247
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.24
BDT28.16
|
$0.55
₫13,955
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
BDT17.66
|
$0.34
₫8,777
|
|
pay 76.5% more for groceries
Bangladesh
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
BDT57.36
|
$0.88
₫22,488
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.69
BDT433.85
|
$6.02
₫153,140
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.57
BDT302.08
|
$5.38
₫137,032
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.10
BDT128.97
|
$1.49
₫37,947
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.05
BDT123.50
|
$1.52
₫38,617
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
BDT100.83
|
$1.26
₫32,192
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
BDT41.16
|
$0.44
₫11,197
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
BDT91.73
|
$0.63
₫16,142
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
BDT29.33
|
$0.42
₫10,617
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
BDT15.41
|
$0.49
₫12,567
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
BDT27.67
|
$0.49
₫12,524
|
|
pay 9.6% more for transportation
Bangladesh
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.73
BDT438.47
|
$3.48
₫88,556
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.37
BDT1,453.95
|
$6.87
₫174,773
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,644.74
BDT3,250,117.23
|
$34,303.88
₫873,205,703
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.44
BDT404.42
|
$5.70
₫145,042
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Bangladesh
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.23
BDT1,790.05
|
$8.95
₫227,948
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$75.55
BDT8,881.92
|
$304.25
₫7,744,596
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$46.73
BDT5,493.50
|
$210.52
₫5,358,858
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$24.24
BDT2,850.01
|
$43.00
₫1,094,656
|
|
pay 9.8 times more for childcare
Bangladesh
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$29.97
BDT3,523.84
|
$212.34
₫5,405,039
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$959.13
BDT112,762.83
|
$11,971.85
₫304,743,514
|
|
pay 4.1% less for entertainment and sports
Bangladesh
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.26
BDT500.42
|
$0.89
₫22,691
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.47
BDT172.73
|
$1.56
₫39,802
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.55
BDT299.90
|
$1.19
₫30,179
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$10.85
BDT1,276.01
|
$22.79
₫580,180
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.76
BDT442.34
|
$3.60
₫91,591
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Bangladesh
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.56
BDT1,946.54
|
$28.72
₫731,191
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.00
BDT1,998.20
|
$23.06
₫587,049
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.41
BDT4,280.79
|
$81.55
₫2,075,826
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.53
BDT3,824.24
|
$91.83
₫2,337,642
|
|
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