Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 1.3% more expensive 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 |
$3.38
៛13,837.14
|
$1.96
₫47,836
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.85
៛23,984.37
|
$4.91
₫119,670
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
៛3,340.73
|
$0.59
₫14,473
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
៛1,892.22
|
$0.38
₫9,368
|
|
pay 12.1% less for groceries
|
Cambodia
|
Vietnam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
៛6,455.94
|
$1.11
₫26,944
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.44
៛26,415.03
|
$6.92
₫168,707
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.76
៛31,823.32
|
$5.46
₫133,064
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
៛7,468.98
|
$1.62
₫39,411
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
៛8,021.43
|
$1.78
₫43,421
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
៛5,919.99
|
$1.40
₫34,064
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
៛2,177.07
|
$0.52
₫12,684
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.42
៛5,813.37
|
$0.78
₫18,942
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
៛2,487.33
|
$0.49
₫12,047
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
៛2,291.54
|
$0.55
₫13,513
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
៛2,033.25
|
$0.54
₫13,142
|
|
pay 33.3% less for transportation
|
Cambodia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
៛19,035.38
|
$4.05
₫98,731
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.81
៛175,526.67
|
$8.00
₫194,903
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
៛200,894,759.35
|
$40,523.11
₫987,647,181
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.59
៛31,118.19
|
$5.93
₫144,644
|
|
pay 21.6% less for housing
|
Cambodia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.00
៛127,100.17
|
$10.02
₫244,147
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$324.56
៛1,330,643.07
|
$364.76
₫8,890,193
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.52
៛859,008.04
|
$221.46
₫5,397,475
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.18
៛271,332.31
|
$41.86
₫1,020,160
|
|
pay 31.1% more for childcare
|
Cambodia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.97
៛873,140.56
|
$226.70
₫5,525,342
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,508.57
៛26,684,446.75
|
$10,132.35
₫246,950,206
|
|
pay 20.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Cambodia
|
Vietnam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
៛3,689.90
|
$0.94
₫22,814
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
៛9,003.14
|
$1.86
₫45,377
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.53
៛6,272.84
|
$1.29
₫31,392
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.83
៛179,694.90
|
$24.96
₫608,423
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
៛22,549.41
|
$3.86
₫94,063
|
|
pay 90.2% more for clothing
|
Cambodia
|
Vietnam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.98
៛94,206.43
|
$33.66
₫820,428
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.07
៛74,071.40
|
$29.49
₫718,758
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.01
៛282,941.43
|
$90.06
₫2,194,921
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.05
៛135,491.70
|
$106.00
₫2,583,435
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