Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 36.3% cheaper than Czech Republic overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 65.0% less in Vietnam
- Groceries
-
pay 11.8% less in Vietnam
- Transportation
-
pay 36.9% less in Vietnam
- Housing
-
pay 60.7% less in Vietnam
- Childcare
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pay 6.6% more in Vietnam
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 57.8% less in Vietnam
- Clothing
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pay 28.2% less in Vietnam
Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, clothing, and groceries are lower in Vietnam.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Czech Republic, you would:
pay 65.0% less for restaurants
|
Czech Republic
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.70
CZK165.76
|
$1.92
₫50,165
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.61
CZK163.98
|
$4.34
₫113,400
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
CZK34.31
|
$0.54
₫14,070
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
CZK29.09
|
$0.33
₫8,495
|
|
pay 11.8% less for groceries
|
Czech Republic
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.29
CZK27.73
|
$0.90
₫23,576
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.47
CZK117.72
|
$6.05
₫158,169
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
CZK83.89
|
$5.46
₫142,685
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
CZK56.89
|
$1.46
₫38,159
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.73
CZK80.26
|
$1.55
₫40,417
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
CZK13.28
|
$1.20
₫31,292
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
CZK15.25
|
$0.43
₫11,133
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
CZK18.90
|
$0.57
₫14,900
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
CZK27.84
|
$0.45
₫11,668
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
CZK10.88
|
$0.48
₫12,434
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
CZK10.01
|
$0.48
₫12,594
|
|
pay 36.9% less for transportation
|
Czech Republic
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.95
CZK128.23
|
$3.47
₫90,594
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.06
CZK453.69
|
$7.11
₫185,705
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,453.98
CZK677,462.00
|
$35,423.92
₫925,510,675
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.74
CZK252.83
|
$5.64
₫147,409
|
|
pay 60.7% less for housing
|
Czech Republic
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.70
CZK402.67
|
$8.68
₫226,865
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$610.48
CZK13,148.60
|
$297.09
₫7,761,964
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$493.17
CZK10,621.98
|
$207.27
₫5,415,268
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.15
CZK4,267.78
|
$39.91
₫1,042,750
|
|
pay 6.6% more for childcare
|
Czech Republic
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$363.72
CZK7,833.83
|
$205.27
₫5,362,933
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,967.34
CZK171,602.25
|
$12,496.31
₫326,487,506
|
|
pay 57.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Czech Republic
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
CZK40.91
|
$0.88
₫22,897
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.60
CZK56.00
|
$1.58
₫41,288
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.46
CZK139.20
|
$1.27
₫33,070
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.23
CZK1,017.15
|
$22.09
₫577,146
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.95
CZK192.69
|
$3.38
₫88,261
|
|
pay 28.2% less for clothing
|
Czech Republic
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.75
CZK1,502.18
|
$28.00
₫731,472
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.40
CZK676.22
|
$22.19
₫579,848
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.03
CZK1,723.77
|
$79.50
₫2,076,950
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.55
CZK2,230.29
|
$79.86
₫2,086,419
|
|
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