Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 34.2% cheaper than Budapest.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Budapest, you would:
pay 58.5% less for restaurants
Budapest
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.16
Ft3,759.78
|
$1.96
₫49,942
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.26
Ft2,685.56
|
$4.91
₫124,938
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
Ft498.92
|
$0.59
₫15,110
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
Ft402.41
|
$0.38
₫9,781
|
|
pay 13.5% less for groceries
Budapest
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
Ft564.61
|
$1.11
₫28,130
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.36
Ft2,351.74
|
$6.92
₫176,133
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.36
Ft1,982.57
|
$5.46
₫138,921
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.33
Ft1,233.36
|
$1.62
₫41,146
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
Ft933.57
|
$1.78
₫45,332
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
Ft272.86
|
$1.40
₫35,563
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
Ft337.39
|
$0.52
₫13,243
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
Ft334.53
|
$0.78
₫19,775
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
Ft636.09
|
$0.49
₫12,577
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
Ft203.38
|
$0.55
₫14,108
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
Ft229.33
|
$0.54
₫13,720
|
|
pay 30.7% less for transportation
Budapest
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.24
Ft2,678.27
|
$4.05
₫103,077
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.59
Ft10,205.11
|
$8.00
₫203,483
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,243.49
Ft10,448,113.56
|
$40,523.11
₫1,031,122,403
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.20
Ft4,511.73
|
$5.93
₫151,011
|
|
pay 47.4% less for housing
Budapest
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.52
Ft5,739.99
|
$10.02
₫254,894
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$581.19
Ft214,999.79
|
$364.76
₫9,281,530
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$442.56
Ft163,717.10
|
$221.46
₫5,635,066
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$126.71
Ft46,872.25
|
$41.86
₫1,065,067
|
|
pay 22.6% less for childcare
Budapest
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$410.75
Ft151,950.50
|
$226.70
₫5,768,562
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,178.42
Ft3,765,303.30
|
$10,132.35
₫257,820,702
|
|
pay 50.2% less for entertainment and sports
Budapest
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
Ft859.38
|
$0.94
₫23,818
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.11
Ft781.99
|
$1.86
₫47,374
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.10
Ft2,255.87
|
$1.29
₫32,774
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.92
Ft19,947.34
|
$24.96
₫635,206
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.26
Ft2,685.56
|
$3.86
₫98,203
|
|
pay 16.7% less for clothing
Budapest
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.06
Ft29,986.80
|
$33.66
₫856,543
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.35
Ft13,818.16
|
$29.49
₫750,397
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.29
Ft31,181.03
|
$90.06
₫2,291,539
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.12
Ft37,039.17
|
$106.00
₫2,697,156
|
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