Cost of living comparison
compared to
Vietnam vs. Canada Cost of Living Summary
Vietnam is 62.4% cheaper than Canada overall.
Vietnam vs. Canada Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Canada, you would:
pay 80.1% less for restaurants
|
Canada
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.02
CA$24.30
|
$1.93
₫49,644
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.30
CA$14.70
|
$4.06
₫105K
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
CA$2.86
|
$0.50
₫12,938
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
CA$2.34
|
$0.30
₫7,665
|
|
Canada vs. Vietnam - Cost of restaurants
pay 49.6% less for groceries
|
Canada
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.51
CA$3.59
|
$0.96
₫24,666
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.21
CA$7.43
|
$5.37
₫138K
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.08
CA$11.53
|
$5.69
₫146K
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
CA$4.99
|
$1.51
₫38,858
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.39
CA$7.69
|
$1.71
₫44,045
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
CA$2.56
|
$1.32
₫34,048
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
CA$0.90
|
$0.51
₫13,073
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.65
CA$2.36
|
$0.61
₫15,780
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.77
CA$2.52
|
$0.55
₫14,229
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
CA$1.64
|
$0.50
₫12,740
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
CA$1.55
|
$0.51
₫13,202
|
|
Canada vs. Vietnam - Cost of groceries
pay 51.0% less for transportation
|
Canada
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
CA$6.38
|
$3.36
₫86,528
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.05
CA$92.85
|
$7.12
₫183K
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,172.47
CA$38,784.62
|
$30,715.02
₫790M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.38
CA$21.95
|
$5.75
₫148K
|
|
Canada vs. Vietnam - Cost of transportation
pay 71.1% less for housing
|
Canada
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.08
CA$81.47
|
$8.92
₫230K
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,206.12
CA$1,721.56
|
$387.95
₫10M
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,084.12
CA$1,547.41
|
$257.72
₫7M
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$109.92
CA$156.90
|
$49.62
₫1M
|
|
Canada vs. Vietnam - Cost of housing
pay 31.3% less for childcare
|
Canada
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$708.00
CA$1,010.56
|
$321.30
₫8M
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,065.57
CA$20,076.48
|
$14,628.65
₫376M
|
|
Canada vs. Vietnam - Cost of childcare
pay 70.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Canada
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.10
CA$7.28
|
$0.91
₫23,425
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
CA$5.24
|
$1.63
₫41,963
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.41
CA$19.13
|
$1.36
₫34,882
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.22
CA$60.26
|
$20.59
₫530K
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.12
CA$15.87
|
$3.14
₫80,789
|
|
Canada vs. Vietnam - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 25.6% less for clothing
|
Canada
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.28
CA$76.05
|
$41.00
₫1M
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.15
CA$57.30
|
$24.08
₫619K
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.30
CA$123.18
|
$76.97
₫2M
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.70
CA$142.31
|
$74.18
₫2M
|
|
Canada vs. Vietnam - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated November 2026). How we calculate this
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