Cost of living comparison

compared to

Vietnam is 52.7% cheaper than Dublin.

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

pay 75.4% less for restaurants

 
Dublin
Vietnam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $21.99
€20.19
$1.96
₫48,516
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.99
€10.10
$4.91
₫121,371
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.49
€2.28
$0.59
₫14,678

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pay 25.2% less for groceries

 
Dublin
Vietnam
Bread
1 loaf
$2.00
€1.84
$1.11
₫27,327
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.13
€4.71
$6.92
₫171,105
Milk (1 gallon) $5.26
€4.83
$5.46
₫134,955

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pay 48.1% less for transportation

 
Dublin
Vietnam
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.90
€7.25
$4.05
₫100,134
Monthly public transit pass $131.93
€121.15
$8.00
₫197,673
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $34,778.34
€31,935.21
$40,523.11
₫1,001,683,682

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pay 83.3% less for housing

 
Dublin
Vietnam
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$62.54
€57.43
$10.02
₫247,617
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,136.79
€1,962.11
$364.76
₫9,016,540
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,834.34
€1,684.38
$221.46
₫5,474,184

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pay 42.4% less for childcare

 
Dublin
Vietnam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,355.42
€1,244.61
$226.70
₫5,603,868
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,275.73
€9,435.69
$10,132.35
₫250,459,877

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pay 70.8% less for entertainment and sports

 
Dublin
Vietnam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.60
€6.06
$0.94
₫23,138
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.11
€3.77
$1.86
₫46,022
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$17.04
€15.65
$1.29
₫31,839

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pay 24.0% less for clothing

 
Dublin
Vietnam
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$90.63
€83.22
$33.66
₫832,088
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$39.17
€35.97
$29.49
₫728,973
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$97.66
€89.68
$90.06
₫2,226,115

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