Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 4.8% cheaper than Cambodia.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Cambodia, you would:
pay 25.4% less for restaurants
|
Cambodia
|
Vietnam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.10
៛12,628.14
|
$2.06
₫48,141
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.19
៛25,205.36
|
$4.84
₫112,942
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
៛3,331.62
|
$0.58
₫13,580
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
៛1,923.15
|
$0.39
₫9,096
|
|
pay 24.2% less for groceries
|
Cambodia
|
Vietnam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
៛6,900.40
|
$0.90
₫20,991
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
៛27,454.32
|
$7.20
₫168,169
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.89
៛32,151.18
|
$5.41
₫126,440
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.71
៛6,947.92
|
$1.42
₫33,267
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.48
៛10,107.54
|
$1.65
₫38,624
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.59
៛6,482.53
|
$1.25
₫29,146
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
៛2,280.43
|
$0.50
₫11,620
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.45
៛5,894.10
|
$0.72
₫16,929
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
៛2,733.56
|
$0.43
₫10,049
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
៛2,544.02
|
$0.55
₫12,872
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
៛2,263.50
|
$0.47
₫11,025
|
|
pay 33.8% less for transportation
|
Cambodia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.55
៛18,522.85
|
$4.22
₫98,459
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$43.50
៛177,201.28
|
$7.61
₫177,802
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$52,250.00
៛212,845,220.30
|
$41,229.46
₫962,855,151
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.24
៛29,492.81
|
$5.48
₫127,937
|
|
pay 24.4% less for housing
|
Cambodia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.71
៛153,623.18
|
$10.34
₫241,536
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$369.44
៛1,504,931.39
|
$370.83
₫8,660,137
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.85
៛867,047.16
|
$231.89
₫5,415,472
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.64
៛287,740.09
|
$46.24
₫1,079,874
|
|
pay 13.6% more for childcare
|
Cambodia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$180.97
៛737,211.66
|
$170.02
₫3,970,476
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,892.86
៛32,152,285.50
|
$10,518.96
₫245,655,321
|
|
pay 18.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Cambodia
|
Vietnam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.88
៛3,564.39
|
$0.90
₫21,133
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
៛8,392.91
|
$1.83
₫42,627
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.54
៛6,293.70
|
$1.33
₫31,156
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.77
៛202,729.13
|
$23.21
₫542,028
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.56
៛18,585.77
|
$3.82
₫89,151
|
|
pay 79.0% more for clothing
|
Cambodia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.87
៛93,147.06
|
$36.93
₫862,358
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.49
៛91,619.47
|
$35.21
₫822,265
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.15
៛236,890.73
|
$92.94
₫2,170,558
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$37.59
៛153,123.44
|
$89.47
₫2,089,331
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