Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 45.1% cheaper than Canada.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Canada, you would:
pay 68.1% less for restaurants
Canada
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.95
CA$21.97
|
$1.96
₫49,117
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
CA$12.15
|
$4.91
₫122,875
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
CA$2.44
|
$0.59
₫14,860
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
CA$2.02
|
$0.38
₫9,619
|
|
pay 38.4% less for groceries
Canada
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
CA$3.15
|
$1.11
₫27,665
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
CA$7.42
|
$6.92
₫173,224
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
CA$10.48
|
$5.46
₫136,626
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
CA$4.18
|
$1.62
₫40,466
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.81
CA$6.62
|
$1.78
₫44,583
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
CA$2.24
|
$1.40
₫34,976
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
CA$0.93
|
$0.52
₫13,024
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
CA$2.20
|
$0.78
₫19,449
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
CA$2.36
|
$0.49
₫12,369
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
CA$1.55
|
$0.55
₫13,875
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
CA$1.53
|
$0.54
₫13,494
|
|
pay 19.6% less for transportation
Canada
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.96
CA$6.83
|
$4.05
₫101,374
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.09
CA$86.92
|
$8.00
₫200,122
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,101.60
CA$29,070.63
|
$40,523.11
₫1,014,092,041
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
CA$23.39
|
$5.93
₫148,517
|
|
pay 72.4% less for housing
Canada
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
CA$88.22
|
$10.02
₫250,684
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,066.70
CA$1,469.54
|
$364.76
₫9,128,233
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$952.71
CA$1,312.50
|
$221.46
₫5,541,996
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.22
CA$154.60
|
$41.86
₫1,047,476
|
|
pay 46.7% less for childcare
Canada
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$746.92
CA$1,028.99
|
$226.70
₫5,673,286
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,296.08
CA$18,317.35
|
$10,132.35
₫253,562,449
|
|
pay 63.6% less for entertainment and sports
Canada
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
CA$6.44
|
$0.94
₫23,425
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
CA$4.57
|
$1.86
₫46,592
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.96
CA$16.48
|
$1.29
₫32,233
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.49
CA$59.91
|
$24.96
₫624,714
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.20
CA$14.05
|
$3.86
₫96,581
|
|
pay 7.2% less for clothing
Canada
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.87
CA$68.70
|
$33.66
₫842,396
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.92
CA$50.86
|
$29.49
₫738,003
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.02
CA$107.49
|
$90.06
₫2,253,691
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
CA$134.77
|
$106.00
₫2,652,608
|
|
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