Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 15.8% cheaper than Burma.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Burma, you would:
pay 8.8% less for restaurants
Burma
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.92
K6,096
|
$1.96
₫48,618
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
K12,544
|
$4.91
₫121,627
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
K1,215
|
$0.59
₫14,709
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
K708
|
$0.38
₫9,522
|
|
pay 2.5% more for groceries
Burma
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
K2,871
|
$1.11
₫27,384
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
K10,109
|
$6.92
₫171,465
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
K11,435
|
$5.46
₫135,239
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.61
K3,371
|
$1.62
₫40,055
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
K5,602
|
$1.78
₫44,130
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
K1,789
|
$1.40
₫34,621
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
K711
|
$0.52
₫12,892
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
K2,041
|
$0.78
₫19,251
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
K1,499
|
$0.49
₫12,244
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
K1,182
|
$0.55
₫13,734
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
K1,517
|
$0.54
₫13,357
|
|
pay 1.2% more for transportation
Burma
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.73
K5,718
|
$4.05
₫100,345
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.15
K35,850
|
$8.00
₫198,090
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,500.00
K57,493,046
|
$40,523.11
₫1,003,792,613
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
K19,802
|
$5.93
₫147,009
|
|
pay 49.0% less for housing
Burma
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.23
K148,914
|
$10.02
₫248,138
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.64
K1,259,903
|
$364.76
₫9,035,524
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.96
K671,014
|
$221.46
₫5,485,710
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.50
K145,295
|
$41.86
₫1,036,837
|
|
pay 33.1% less for childcare
Burma
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.50
K1,008,742
|
$226.70
₫5,615,666
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,680.00
K24,418,865
|
$10,132.35
₫250,987,191
|
|
pay 12.9% less for entertainment and sports
Burma
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
K2,288
|
$0.94
₫23,187
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
K4,318
|
$1.86
₫46,119
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.43
K2,995
|
$1.29
₫31,906
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.84
K72,847
|
$24.96
₫618,370
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.92
K8,202
|
$3.86
₫95,600
|
|
pay 10.6% less for clothing
Burma
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.27
K84,189
|
$33.66
₫833,840
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.60
K99,524
|
$29.49
₫730,508
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
K203,146
|
$90.06
₫2,230,802
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.67
K185,385
|
$106.00
₫2,625,668
|
|
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