Cost of living comparison

Bhutan

compared to

Vietnam

Vietnam vs. Bhutan Cost of Living Summary

Vietnam is 67.8% more expensive than Bhutan overall.

Restaurants: pay 13.7% less in Vietnam
Groceries: pay 26.9% more in Vietnam
Transportation: pay 28.1% more in Vietnam
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Vietnam
Childcare: pay 13.6 times more in Vietnam
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.2% less in Vietnam
Clothing: pay 48.1% more in Vietnam

The cost of childcare, housing, clothing, transportation, and groceries in Vietnam are more expensive than in Bhutan. Expenses including entertainment and sports and restaurants are lower in Vietnam. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Vietnam.

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Vietnam vs. Bhutan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 13.7% less for restaurants

	Bhutan	Vietnam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.58 BTN245.70	$1.93 ₫49,968	-25.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 BTN466.83	$4.06 ₫105K	-17.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 BTN47.50	$0.50 ₫13,022	+0.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.18 BTN17.20	$0.30 ₫7,715	+64.7%
Average			-13.7%

Bhutan vs. Vietnam - Cost of restaurants

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pay 26.9% more for groceries

	Bhutan	Vietnam
Bread 1 loaf	$1.07 BTN101.96	$0.96 ₫24,827	-10.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 BTN178.54	$5.37 ₫139K	+186.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.03 BTN288.32	$5.69 ₫147K	+87.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.88 BTN178.87	$1.51 ₫39,111	-19.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.79 BTN170.51	$1.71 ₫44,332	-4.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.15 BTN109.22	$1.32 ₫34,270	+15.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.69 BTN65.75	$0.51 ₫13,159	-26.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 BTN69.10	$0.61 ₫15,883	-15.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 BTN31.76	$0.55 ₫14,322	+65.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 BTN24.52	$0.50 ₫12,823	+92.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.31 BTN29.53	$0.51 ₫13,288	+65.2%
Average			+26.9%

Bhutan vs. Vietnam - Cost of groceries

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pay 28.1% more for transportation

	Bhutan	Vietnam
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.79 BTN264.82	$3.36 ₫87,093	+20.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$5.17 BTN491.40	$7.12 ₫184K	+37.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,591.53 BTN2M	$30,715.02 ₫795M	+85.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.18 BTN1,253.06	$5.75 ₫149K	-56.4%
Average			+28.1%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Bhutan	Vietnam
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.17 BTN2,297.69	$8.92 ₫231K	-63.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$127.00 BTN12,071.65	$387.95 ₫10M	+205.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$86.02 BTN8,176.19	$257.72 ₫7M	+199.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$25.81 BTN2,452.87	$49.62 ₫1M	+92.3%
Average			+154.4%

Bhutan vs. Vietnam - Cost of housing

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pay 13.6 times more for childcare

	Bhutan	Vietnam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$44.98 BTN4,275.09	$321.30 ₫8M	+614.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$568.68 BTN54,053.67	$14,628.65 ₫379M	+2472.4%
Average			+1255.6%

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pay 37.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Bhutan	Vietnam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.58 BTN245.70	$0.91 ₫23,577	-64.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.28 BTN121.21	$1.63 ₫42,237	+27.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.88 BTN368.55	$1.36 ₫35,110	-65.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.53 BTN4,422.57	$20.59 ₫533K	-55.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.10 BTN294.84	$3.14 ₫81,316	+1.2%
Average			-37.2%

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pay 48.1% more for clothing

	Bhutan	Vietnam
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.97 BTN4,750.10	$41.00 ₫1M	-18.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.99 BTN2,375.05	$24.08 ₫623K	-3.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.21 BTN6,388.16	$76.97 ₫2M	+14.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$13.96 BTN1,326.77	$74.18 ₫2M	+431.4%
Average			+48.1%

Bhutan vs. Vietnam - Cost of clothing

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