Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 14.8% cheaper than China.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of China, you would:
pay 7.0% less for restaurants
|
China
|
Vietnam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.04
CN¥21.45
|
$1.84
₫45,480
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.19
CN¥36.61
|
$4.33
₫107,270
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
CN¥3.44
|
$0.55
₫13,578
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
CN¥2.10
|
$0.34
₫8,540
|
|
pay 0.3% more for groceries
|
China
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
CN¥11.60
|
$0.88
₫21,881
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
CN¥42.16
|
$6.02
₫149,006
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.16
CN¥50.48
|
$5.38
₫133,333
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
CN¥11.63
|
$1.49
₫36,922
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
CN¥11.11
|
$1.52
₫37,574
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
CN¥5.38
|
$1.26
₫31,323
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
CN¥4.05
|
$0.44
₫10,894
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
CN¥4.66
|
$0.63
₫15,706
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
CN¥3.72
|
$0.42
₫10,330
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
CN¥2.32
|
$0.49
₫12,228
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
CN¥2.89
|
$0.49
₫12,186
|
|
pay 7.5% more for transportation
|
China
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.45
CN¥31.35
|
$3.48
₫86,165
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.24
CN¥156.80
|
$6.87
₫170,055
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,593.81
CN¥138,128.54
|
$34,303.88
₫849,632,054
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.91
CN¥27.56
|
$5.70
₫141,126
|
|
pay 6.6% less for housing
|
China
|
Vietnam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.06
CN¥85.02
|
$8.95
₫221,794
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$335.80
CN¥2,367.25
|
$304.25
₫7,535,517
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$208.96
CN¥1,473.11
|
$210.52
₫5,214,187
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.78
CN¥280.42
|
$43.00
₫1,065,104
|
|
pay 44.9% less for childcare
|
China
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$483.22
CN¥3,406.50
|
$212.34
₫5,259,121
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,043.44
CN¥127,199.01
|
$11,971.85
₫296,516,453
|
|
pay 43.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
China
|
Vietnam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
CN¥7.60
|
$0.89
₫22,078
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.20
CN¥22.59
|
$1.56
₫38,727
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
CN¥22.68
|
$1.19
₫29,364
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.07
CN¥296.56
|
$22.79
₫564,517
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.01
CN¥42.35
|
$3.60
₫89,119
|
|
pay 9.3% less for clothing
|
China
|
Vietnam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.74
CN¥343.62
|
$28.72
₫711,451
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.37
CN¥221.13
|
$23.06
₫571,201
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.58
CN¥518.73
|
$81.55
₫2,019,786
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.83
CN¥541.60
|
$91.83
₫2,274,533
|
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