Vietnam vs. Cyprus Cost of Living Summary
Vietnam vs. Cyprus Cost Breakdown

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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