Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 68.3% more expensive than Delhi.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Delhi, you would:
pay 13.2% more for restaurants
Delhi
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.19
₹349.61
|
$1.84
₫46,742
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.19
₹349.61
|
$4.33
₫110,247
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
₹36.10
|
$0.55
₫13,955
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
₹16.07
|
$0.34
₫8,777
|
|
pay 77.5% more for groceries
Delhi
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
₹43.78
|
$0.88
₫22,488
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.40
₹199.89
|
$6.02
₫153,140
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.87
₹238.99
|
$5.38
₫137,032
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.12
₹93.61
|
$1.49
₫37,947
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.62
₹134.89
|
$1.52
₫38,617
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
₹75.58
|
$1.26
₫32,192
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
₹31.37
|
$0.44
₫11,197
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
₹39.16
|
$0.63
₫16,142
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
₹20.47
|
$0.42
₫10,617
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.10
|
$0.49
₫12,567
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
₹16.81
|
$0.49
₫12,524
|
|
pay 50.0% more for transportation
Delhi
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
₹374.44
|
$3.48
₫88,556
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.98
₹998.89
|
$6.87
₫174,773
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,378.06
₹1,198,664.94
|
$34,303.88
₫873,205,703
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.52
₹209.77
|
$5.70
₫145,042
|
|
pay 13.6% more for housing
Delhi
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.22
₹685.11
|
$8.95
₫227,948
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$257.61
₹21,476.18
|
$304.25
₫7,744,596
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$147.09
₹12,262.94
|
$210.52
₫5,358,858
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.99
₹4,251.24
|
$43.00
₫1,094,656
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
Delhi
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.34
₹7,697.78
|
$212.34
₫5,405,039
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,986.57
₹165,615.54
|
$11,971.85
₫304,743,514
|
|
pay 34.5% less for entertainment and sports
Delhi
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
₹149.83
|
$0.89
₫22,691
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.08
₹173.08
|
$1.56
₫39,802
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.19
₹349.61
|
$1.19
₫30,179
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.02
₹1,919.45
|
$22.79
₫580,180
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.79
₹399.55
|
$3.60
₫91,591
|
|
pay 41.7% more for clothing
Delhi
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.38
₹2,616.48
|
$28.72
₫731,191
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.88
₹3,074.33
|
$23.06
₫587,049
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$49.59
₹4,134.59
|
$81.55
₫2,075,826
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.96
₹3,081.65
|
$91.83
₫2,337,642
|
|
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