Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 5.2% cheaper than Cambodia.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Cambodia, you would:
pay 21.0% less for restaurants
Cambodia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.59
៛10,556.56
|
$1.98
₫44,885
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.94
៛24,165.63
|
$4.28
₫97,246
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
៛2,891.74
|
$0.57
₫12,930
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
៛1,537.15
|
$0.33
₫7,494
|
|
pay 19.4% less for groceries
Cambodia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
៛5,818.59
|
$0.80
₫18,134
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.18
៛29,210.73
|
$7.47
₫169,655
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.60
៛30,917.57
|
$5.49
₫124,727
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
៛6,421.67
|
$1.33
₫30,254
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
៛7,691.59
|
$1.55
₫35,152
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.61
៛6,535.28
|
$1.21
₫27,452
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
៛2,317.42
|
$0.50
₫11,347
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
៛4,938.81
|
$0.75
₫17,099
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
៛2,446.11
|
$0.39
₫8,842
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
៛2,350.26
|
$0.60
₫13,559
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
៛1,832.66
|
$0.42
₫9,617
|
|
pay 34.9% less for transportation
Cambodia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
៛14,130.85
|
$3.17
₫72,011
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.71
៛124,982.92
|
$7.81
₫177,375
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$52,250.00
៛212,657,506.27
|
$41,781.21
₫948,600,639
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.50
៛34,595.00
|
$5.42
₫122,993
|
|
pay 9.3% less for housing
Cambodia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.38
៛78,862.75
|
$10.50
₫238,335
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$346.66
៛1,410,894.83
|
$359.67
₫8,165,844
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$195.69
៛796,452.12
|
$253.19
₫5,748,427
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.12
៛248,772.55
|
$46.06
₫1,045,761
|
|
pay 6.0% less for childcare
Cambodia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$218.67
៛889,973.36
|
$145.09
₫3,294,063
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,160.71
៛33,214,108.12
|
$9,920.47
₫225,234,377
|
|
pay 20.1% less for entertainment and sports
Cambodia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.79
៛3,230.56
|
$0.93
₫21,125
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
៛9,178.70
|
$1.67
₫37,957
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.43
៛5,825.19
|
$1.22
₫27,701
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.95
៛187,008.03
|
$21.98
₫498,938
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.56
៛18,569.38
|
$3.43
₫77,823
|
|
pay 74.4% more for clothing
Cambodia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.75
៛96,662.50
|
$37.00
₫840,082
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.52
៛83,519.79
|
$36.38
₫825,994
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.58
៛226,204.50
|
$103.32
₫2,345,676
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.46
៛189,085.42
|
$83.00
₫1,884,471
|
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