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$21.52
|
$1.96
₫47,836
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
CA$11.90
|
$4.91
₫119,670
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
CA$2.39
|
$0.59
₫14,473
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
CA$1.98
|
$0.38
₫9,368
|
|
pay 38.4% less for groceries
|
Canada
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
CA$3.09
|
$1.11
₫26,944
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
CA$7.27
|
$6.92
₫168,707
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
CA$10.27
|
$5.46
₫133,064
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
CA$4.10
|
$1.62
₫39,411
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.81
CA$6.48
|
$1.78
₫43,421
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
CA$2.19
|
$1.40
₫34,064
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
CA$0.91
|
$0.52
₫12,684
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
CA$2.16
|
$0.78
₫18,942
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
CA$2.31
|
$0.49
₫12,047
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
CA$1.52
|
$0.55
₫13,513
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
CA$1.50
|
$0.54
₫13,142
|
|
pay 19.6% less for transportation
|
Canada
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.96
CA$6.69
|
$4.05
₫98,731
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$63.09
CA$85.13
|
$8.00
₫194,903
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,101.60
CA$28,471.34
|
$40,523.11
₫987,647,181
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
CA$22.91
|
$5.93
₫144,644
|
|
pay 72.4% less for housing
|
Canada
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
CA$86.40
|
$10.02
₫244,147
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,066.70
CA$1,439.24
|
$364.76
₫8,890,193
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$952.71
CA$1,285.44
|
$221.46
₫5,397,475
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.22
CA$151.41
|
$41.86
₫1,020,160
|
|
pay 46.7% less for childcare
|
Canada
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$746.92
CA$1,007.78
|
$226.70
₫5,525,342
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,296.08
CA$17,939.74
|
$10,132.35
₫246,950,206
|
|
pay 63.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Canada
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
CA$6.30
|
$0.94
₫22,814
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
CA$4.47
|
$1.86
₫45,377
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.96
CA$16.14
|
$1.29
₫31,392
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.49
CA$58.67
|
$24.96
₫608,423
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.20
CA$13.76
|
$3.86
₫94,063
|
|
pay 7.2% less for clothing
|
Canada
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.87
CA$67.29
|
$33.66
₫820,428
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.92
CA$49.81
|
$29.49
₫718,758
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.02
CA$105.27
|
$90.06
₫2,194,921
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
CA$131.99
|
$106.00
₫2,583,435
|
|
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