Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 43.7% cheaper than France.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of France, you would:
pay 72.1% less for restaurants
|
France
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.40
€15.12
|
$2.06
₫48,141
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.27
€9.10
|
$4.84
₫112,942
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.52
€2.47
|
$0.58
₫13,580
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
€1.69
|
$0.39
₫9,096
|
|
pay 34.0% less for groceries
|
France
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
€1.45
|
$0.90
₫20,991
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.87
€7.72
|
$7.20
₫168,169
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.00
€3.92
|
$5.41
₫126,440
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
€2.99
|
$1.42
₫33,267
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.55
€4.46
|
$1.65
₫38,624
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.25
|
$1.25
₫29,146
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.93
|
$0.50
₫11,620
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.20
|
$0.72
₫16,929
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
€1.37
|
$0.43
₫10,049
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.80
|
$0.55
₫12,872
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
€1.02
|
$0.47
₫11,025
|
|
pay 32.2% less for transportation
|
France
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.91
€7.76
|
$4.22
₫98,459
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.29
€48.39
|
$7.61
₫177,802
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,317.30
€23,871.49
|
$41,229.46
₫962,855,151
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.72
€16.41
|
$5.48
₫127,937
|
|
pay 57.9% less for housing
|
France
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.65
€28.12
|
$10.34
₫241,536
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$705.48
€692.55
|
$370.83
₫8,660,137
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$568.84
€558.41
|
$231.89
₫5,415,472
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$118.36
€116.19
|
$46.24
₫1,079,874
|
|
pay 31.4% less for childcare
|
France
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$733.34
€719.89
|
$170.02
₫3,970,476
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,235.26
€9,065.95
|
$10,518.96
₫245,655,321
|
|
pay 60.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
France
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.55
€5.45
|
$0.90
₫21,133
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.80
€2.75
|
$1.83
₫42,627
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.30
€10.12
|
$1.33
₫31,156
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.94
€35.28
|
$23.21
₫542,028
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.50
€10.31
|
$3.82
₫89,151
|
|
pay 17.4% less for clothing
|
France
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.49
€79.02
|
$36.93
₫862,358
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.46
€34.81
|
$35.21
₫822,265
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.42
€83.86
|
$92.94
₫2,170,558
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.33
€115.17
|
$89.47
₫2,089,331
|
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