Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 51.0% cheaper than Christchurch.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Christchurch, you would:
pay 73.9% less for restaurants
Christchurch
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.25
NZ$23.23
|
$1.84
₫46,730
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.40
NZ$15.32
|
$4.33
₫110,218
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.34
NZ$3.82
|
$0.55
₫13,951
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
NZ$2.57
|
$0.34
₫8,775
|
|
pay 43.3% less for groceries
Christchurch
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.02
NZ$3.29
|
$0.88
₫22,483
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.47
NZ$7.29
|
$6.02
₫153,101
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.71
NZ$10.94
|
$5.38
₫136,997
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.61
NZ$10.78
|
$1.49
₫37,937
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.18
NZ$6.81
|
$1.52
₫38,607
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
NZ$2.13
|
$1.26
₫32,184
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
NZ$1.75
|
$0.44
₫11,194
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.41
NZ$2.30
|
$0.63
₫16,138
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.46
NZ$4.01
|
$0.42
₫10,614
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
NZ$1.49
|
$0.49
₫12,564
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
NZ$1.53
|
$0.49
₫12,521
|
|
pay 38.3% less for transportation
Christchurch
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.23
NZ$10.16
|
$3.48
₫88,533
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.87
NZ$73.14
|
$6.87
₫174,729
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,253.07
NZ$39,535.53
|
$34,303.88
₫872,983,372
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.67
NZ$27.18
|
$5.70
₫145,005
|
|
pay 73.5% less for housing
Christchurch
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.47
NZ$77.38
|
$8.95
₫227,890
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,476.90
NZ$2,407.53
|
$304.25
₫7,742,624
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,270.25
NZ$2,070.67
|
$210.52
₫5,357,494
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.55
NZ$141.08
|
$43.00
₫1,094,377
|
|
pay 25.4% less for childcare
Christchurch
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$644.22
NZ$1,050.16
|
$212.34
₫5,403,663
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,313.62
NZ$16,812.48
|
$11,971.85
₫304,665,921
|
|
pay 68.5% less for entertainment and sports
Christchurch
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.67
NZ$10.87
|
$0.89
₫22,685
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
NZ$5.38
|
$1.56
₫39,791
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.34
NZ$38.05
|
$1.19
₫30,171
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.99
NZ$63.56
|
$22.79
₫580,032
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.91
NZ$17.79
|
$3.60
₫91,568
|
|
pay 34.4% less for clothing
Christchurch
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.38
NZ$127.77
|
$28.72
₫731,005
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.64
NZ$61.36
|
$23.06
₫586,900
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.68
NZ$134.77
|
$81.55
₫2,075,298
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$139.39
NZ$227.23
|
$91.83
₫2,337,046
|
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