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Vietnam vs. Depok Cost of Living Summary

Vietnam is 34.2% more expensive than Depok.

Restaurants: pay 14.8% more in Vietnam
Groceries: pay 6.7% less in Vietnam
Transportation: pay 14.7% more in Vietnam
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Vietnam
Childcare: pay 88.1% more in Vietnam
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.0% more in Vietnam
Clothing: pay 10.9% less in Vietnam

The cost of housing, childcare, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Vietnam are more expensive than in Depok. Expenses including clothing and groceries are lower in Vietnam. Notably, housing and childcare are significantly more expensive in Vietnam.

Vietnam vs. Depok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vietnam instead of Depok, you would:

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pay 14.8% more for restaurants

	Depok	Vietnam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.49 IDR24,915.97	$1.88 ₫49,598	+26.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.28 IDR54,815.14	$4.13 ₫108,658	+25.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 IDR9,343.49	$0.53 ₫13,934	-5.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 IDR4,230.89	$0.29 ₫7,503	+12.5%
Average			+14.8%

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pay 6.7% less for groceries

	Depok	Vietnam
Bread 1 loaf	$1.12 IDR18,758.17	$0.86 ₫22,621	-23.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.50 IDR58,415.74	$5.32 ₫139,920	+52.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.55 IDR75,889.10	$5.20 ₫136,929	+14.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.54 IDR25,758.59	$1.45 ₫38,092	-6.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.43 IDR23,909.39	$1.56 ₫40,967	+8.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.08 IDR18,082.73	$1.18 ₫31,162	+9.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57 IDR9,493.44	$0.47 ₫12,396	-17.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 IDR12,375.37	$0.58 ₫15,140	-22.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 IDR9,392.98	$0.49 ₫12,917	-12.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 IDR9,644.13	$0.46 ₫12,222	-19.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.08 IDR18,082.73	$0.47 ₫12,276	-56.9%
Average			-6.7%

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pay 14.7% more for transportation

	Depok	Vietnam
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.94 IDR49,130.58	$3.19 ₫83,990	+8.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.95 IDR149,495.84	$6.64 ₫174,856	-25.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,844.85 IDR498,319,481.52	$33,225.24 ₫874,348,535	+11.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.58 IDR59,798.34	$5.90 ₫155,341	+64.8%
Average			+14.7%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Depok	Vietnam
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.77 IDR413,547.67	$8.68 ₫228,346	-65.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$113.41 IDR1,893,614.03	$310.38 ₫8,167,763	+173.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$44.77 IDR747,479.22	$223.57 ₫5,883,465	+399.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.44 IDR525,026.80	$43.27 ₫1,138,771	+37.6%
Average			+136.4%

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pay 88.1% more for childcare

	Depok	Vietnam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$94.91 IDR1,584,655.95	$199.23 ₫5,242,836	+109.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,371.68 IDR123,084,911.94	$12,262.04 ₫322,685,273	+66.3%
Average			+88.1%

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pay 3.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Depok	Vietnam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.69 IDR44,848.75	$0.93 ₫24,499	-65.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.59 IDR26,602.59	$1.60 ₫42,057	+0.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.81 IDR46,842.03	$1.28 ₫33,640	-54.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$8.95 IDR149,495.84	$20.38 ₫536,285	+127.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.98 IDR49,831.95	$3.19 ₫84,052	+7.0%
Average			+3.0%

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pay 10.9% less for clothing

	Depok	Vietnam
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.28 IDR705,952.60	$31.66 ₫833,176	-25.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.70 IDR546,075.10	$21.29 ₫560,364	-34.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.29 IDR1,190,319.13	$72.72 ₫1,913,626	+2.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.68 IDR1,129,989.26	$77.26 ₫2,033,289	+14.2%
Average			-10.9%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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