Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 53.5% cheaper than Cork.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Cork, you would:
pay 75.7% less for restaurants
Cork
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.33
€15.93
|
$1.84
₫46,730
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.75
€8.96
|
$4.33
₫110,218
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.34
€2.15
|
$0.55
₫13,951
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
€1.69
|
$0.34
₫8,775
|
|
pay 40.6% less for groceries
Cork
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
€1.70
|
$0.88
₫22,483
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.30
€4.87
|
$6.02
₫153,101
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.35
€4.92
|
$5.38
₫136,997
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.10
€3.77
|
$1.49
₫37,937
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.02
€4.62
|
$1.52
₫38,607
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
€1.31
|
$1.26
₫32,184
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.08
€0.99
|
$0.44
₫11,194
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.35
€1.24
|
$0.63
₫16,138
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
€1.68
|
$0.42
₫10,614
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.88
|
$0.49
₫12,564
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$0.49
₫12,521
|
|
pay 57.9% less for transportation
Cork
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.17
€6.59
|
$3.48
₫88,533
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$102.88
€94.57
|
$6.87
₫174,729
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,353.05
€36,171.35
|
$34,303.88
₫872,983,372
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.88
€20.11
|
$5.70
₫145,005
|
|
pay 81.3% less for housing
Cork
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.28
€49.89
|
$8.95
₫227,890
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,636.33
€1,504.03
|
$304.25
₫7,742,624
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,422.32
€1,307.33
|
$210.52
₫5,357,494
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$174.40
€160.30
|
$43.00
₫1,094,377
|
|
pay 5.5% less for childcare
Cork
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,304.10
€1,198.66
|
$212.34
₫5,403,663
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,931.12
€6,370.74
|
$11,971.85
₫304,665,921
|
|
pay 75.8% less for entertainment and sports
Cork
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.50
€5.97
|
$0.89
₫22,685
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.96
€3.64
|
$1.56
₫39,791
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.33
€15.93
|
$1.19
₫30,171
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$68.59
€63.05
|
$22.79
₫580,032
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
€11.95
|
$3.60
₫91,568
|
|
pay 37.4% less for clothing
Cork
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$104.92
€96.44
|
$28.72
₫731,005
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.86
€45.83
|
$23.06
₫586,900
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.29
€93.10
|
$81.55
₫2,075,298
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.52
€87.80
|
$91.83
₫2,337,046
|
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