Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 44.7% cheaper than Cyprus overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 68.0% less in Vietnam
- Groceries
-
pay 33.9% less in Vietnam
- Transportation
-
pay 40.1% less in Vietnam
- Housing
-
pay 70.4% less in Vietnam
- Childcare
-
pay 10.3% more in Vietnam
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 67.4% less in Vietnam
- Clothing
-
pay 43.4% less in Vietnam
Expenses including housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, transportation, and groceries are lower in Vietnam.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Cyprus, you would:
pay 68.0% less for restaurants
Cyprus
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.56
€15.06
|
$1.92
₫48,597
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.31
€8.05
|
$4.34
₫109,855
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
€1.62
|
$0.54
₫13,631
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
€1.00
|
$0.33
₫8,230
|
|
pay 33.9% less for groceries
Cyprus
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.72
|
$0.90
₫22,840
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.32
€6.12
|
$6.05
₫153,225
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.39
€6.19
|
$5.46
₫138,225
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
€3.74
|
$1.46
₫36,966
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.79
€3.67
|
$1.55
₫39,154
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.14
|
$1.20
₫30,314
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.81
|
$0.43
₫10,785
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.89
|
$0.57
₫14,434
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.21
|
$0.45
₫11,303
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.57
|
$0.48
₫12,046
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.55
|
$0.48
₫12,201
|
|
pay 40.1% less for transportation
Cyprus
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.54
€5.36
|
$3.47
₫87,762
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€41.51
|
$7.11
₫179,900
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,716.67
€25,868.20
|
$35,423.92
₫896,581,525
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.31
€19.67
|
$5.64
₫142,801
|
|
pay 70.4% less for housing
Cyprus
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.66
€32.59
|
$8.68
₫219,774
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$862.00
€834.63
|
$297.09
₫7,519,344
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$707.00
€684.54
|
$207.27
₫5,246,000
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.26
€134.84
|
$39.91
₫1,010,156
|
|
pay 10.3% more for childcare
Cyprus
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$417.93
€404.66
|
$205.27
₫5,195,301
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,282.83
€7,051.54
|
$12,496.31
₫316,282,323
|
|
pay 67.4% less for entertainment and sports
Cyprus
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.45
€3.34
|
$0.88
₫22,181
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.61
€3.50
|
$1.58
₫39,997
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.90
€4.75
|
$1.27
₫32,036
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.44
€57.56
|
$22.09
₫559,106
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.85
€10.51
|
$3.38
₫85,502
|
|
pay 43.4% less for clothing
Cyprus
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.33
€78.75
|
$28.00
₫708,608
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.86
€45.37
|
$22.19
₫561,724
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.61
€109.03
|
$79.50
₫2,012,030
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.65
€104.23
|
$79.86
₫2,021,203
|
|
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