Cost of living comparison

compared to

Vietnam is 32.0% cheaper than Beijing.

If you lived in Vietnam instead of Beijing, you would:

pay 10.9% less for restaurants

 
Beijing
Vietnam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.37
CN¥31.42
$1.96
₫48,516
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.82
CN¥41.89
$4.91
₫121,371
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.53
CN¥3.81
$0.59
₫14,678

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pay 8.9% less for groceries

 
Beijing
Vietnam
Bread
1 loaf
$2.04
CN¥14.68
$1.11
₫27,327
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.63
CN¥47.72
$6.92
₫171,105
Milk (1 gallon) $7.67
CN¥55.19
$5.46
₫134,955

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pay 5.6% less for transportation

 
Beijing
Vietnam
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.79
CN¥34.49
$4.05
₫100,134
Monthly public transit pass $43.66
CN¥314.20
$8.00
₫197,673
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $24,196.95
CN¥174,118.85
$40,523.11
₫1,001,683,682

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pay 47.6% less for housing

 
Beijing
Vietnam
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$20.10
CN¥144.61
$10.02
₫247,617
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,154.95
CN¥8,310.88
$364.76
₫9,016,540
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $634.84
CN¥4,568.21
$221.46
₫5,474,184

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pay 69.8% less for childcare

 
Beijing
Vietnam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $951.31
CN¥6,845.56
$226.70
₫5,603,868
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $27,770.10
CN¥199,830.84
$10,132.35
₫250,459,877

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pay 56.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
Beijing
Vietnam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.46
CN¥10.47
$0.94
₫23,138
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.37
CN¥31.48
$1.86
₫46,022
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.37
CN¥31.42
$1.29
₫31,839

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pay 24.6% less for clothing

 
Beijing
Vietnam
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$69.18
CN¥497.79
$33.66
₫832,088
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$43.88
CN¥315.77
$29.49
₫728,973
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$89.48
CN¥643.88
$90.06
₫2,226,115

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