Cost of living comparison
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¥31.61
|
$1.96
₫49,942
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.82
CN¥42.15
|
$4.91
₫124,938
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
$0.59
₫15,110
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
CN¥2.42
|
$0.38
₫9,781
|
|
pay 8.9% less for groceries
Beijing
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
CN¥14.77
|
$1.11
₫28,130
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.63
CN¥48.01
|
$6.92
₫176,133
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.67
CN¥55.52
|
$5.46
₫138,921
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
CN¥13.69
|
$1.62
₫41,146
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
CN¥13.02
|
$1.78
₫45,332
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
CN¥7.25
|
$1.40
₫35,563
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
CN¥6.68
|
$0.52
₫13,243
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
CN¥7.00
|
$0.78
₫19,775
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
CN¥5.08
|
$0.49
₫12,577
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
$0.55
₫14,108
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
$0.54
₫13,720
|
|
pay 5.6% less for transportation
Beijing
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
CN¥34.70
|
$4.05
₫103,077
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.66
CN¥316.09
|
$8.00
₫203,483
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,196.95
CN¥175,169.00
|
$40,523.11
₫1,031,122,403
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.53
CN¥40.04
|
$5.93
₫151,011
|
|
pay 47.6% less for housing
Beijing
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.10
CN¥145.48
|
$10.02
₫254,894
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,154.95
CN¥8,361.01
|
$364.76
₫9,281,530
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$634.84
CN¥4,595.77
|
$221.46
₫5,635,066
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.96
CN¥325.45
|
$41.86
₫1,065,067
|
|
pay 69.8% less for childcare
Beijing
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$951.31
CN¥6,886.84
|
$226.70
₫5,768,562
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,770.10
CN¥201,036.06
|
$10,132.35
₫257,820,702
|
|
pay 56.5% less for entertainment and sports
Beijing
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.46
CN¥10.54
|
$0.94
₫23,818
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.37
CN¥31.67
|
$1.86
₫47,374
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
CN¥31.61
|
$1.29
₫32,774
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
CN¥422.25
|
$24.96
₫635,206
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.12
CN¥73.23
|
$3.86
₫98,203
|
|
pay 24.6% less for clothing
Beijing
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.18
CN¥500.79
|
$33.66
₫856,543
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.88
CN¥317.67
|
$29.49
₫750,397
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.48
CN¥647.77
|
$90.06
₫2,291,539
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.62
CN¥902.19
|
$106.00
₫2,697,156
|
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