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
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.04
CN¥22.11
|
$1.84
₫46,742
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.19
CN¥37.74
|
$4.33
₫110,247
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
CN¥3.54
|
$0.55
₫13,955
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
CN¥2.16
|
$0.34
₫8,777
|
|
pay 0.3% more for groceries
China
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
CN¥11.95
|
$0.88
₫22,488
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
CN¥43.47
|
$6.02
₫153,140
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.16
CN¥52.04
|
$5.38
₫137,032
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
CN¥11.99
|
$1.49
₫37,947
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
CN¥11.45
|
$1.52
₫38,617
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
CN¥5.54
|
$1.26
₫32,192
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
CN¥4.18
|
$0.44
₫11,197
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
CN¥4.81
|
$0.63
₫16,142
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
$0.42
₫10,617
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
CN¥2.39
|
$0.49
₫12,567
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
CN¥2.97
|
$0.49
₫12,524
|
|
pay 7.5% more for transportation
China
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.45
CN¥32.32
|
$3.48
₫88,556
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.24
CN¥161.64
|
$6.87
₫174,773
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,593.81
CN¥142,394.11
|
$34,303.88
₫873,205,703
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.91
CN¥28.41
|
$5.70
₫145,042
|
|
pay 6.6% less for housing
China
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.06
CN¥87.64
|
$8.95
₫227,948
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$335.80
CN¥2,440.36
|
$304.25
₫7,744,596
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$208.96
CN¥1,518.60
|
$210.52
₫5,358,858
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.78
CN¥289.08
|
$43.00
₫1,094,656
|
|
pay 44.9% less for childcare
China
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$483.22
CN¥3,511.70
|
$212.34
₫5,405,039
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,043.44
CN¥131,127.06
|
$11,971.85
₫304,743,514
|
|
pay 43.5% less for entertainment and sports
China
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
CN¥7.84
|
$0.89
₫22,691
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.20
CN¥23.28
|
$1.56
₫39,802
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
CN¥23.38
|
$1.19
₫30,179
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.07
CN¥305.72
|
$22.79
₫580,180
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.01
CN¥43.66
|
$3.60
₫91,591
|
|
pay 9.3% less for clothing
China
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.74
CN¥354.24
|
$28.72
₫731,191
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.37
CN¥227.96
|
$23.06
₫587,049
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.58
CN¥534.75
|
$81.55
₫2,075,826
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.83
CN¥558.32
|
$91.83
₫2,337,642
|
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