Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 5.1% more expensive than Georgia.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Georgia, you would:
pay 35.0% less for restaurants
Georgia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.90
₾23.73
|
$1.96
₫49,942
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.88
₾20.99
|
$4.91
₫124,938
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
₾2.08
|
$0.59
₫15,110
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
₾1.03
|
$0.38
₫9,781
|
|
pay 17.4% more for groceries
Georgia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
₾1.81
|
$1.11
₫28,130
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.98
₾10.61
|
$6.92
₫176,133
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.46
₾19.88
|
$5.46
₫138,921
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
₾6.28
|
$1.62
₫41,146
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
₾7.78
|
$1.78
₫45,332
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
₾1.64
|
$1.40
₫35,563
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
₾2.14
|
$0.52
₫13,243
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
₾1.89
|
$0.78
₫19,775
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
₾2.26
|
$0.49
₫12,577
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
₾1.04
|
$0.55
₫14,108
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
₾0.95
|
$0.54
₫13,720
|
|
pay 19.2% more for transportation
Georgia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
₾13.04
|
$4.05
₫103,077
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.43
₾33.12
|
$8.00
₫203,483
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,297.46
₾48,762.72
|
$40,523.11
₫1,031,122,403
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.48
₾14.60
|
$5.93
₫151,011
|
|
pay 35.0% less for housing
Georgia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.25
₾48.62
|
$10.02
₫254,894
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$514.58
₾1,371.35
|
$364.76
₫9,281,530
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.72
₾958.64
|
$221.46
₫5,635,066
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.56
₾153.40
|
$41.86
₫1,065,067
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Georgia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$158.50
₾422.41
|
$226.70
₫5,768,562
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,916.93
₾7,773.63
|
$10,132.35
₫257,820,702
|
|
pay 37.7% less for entertainment and sports
Georgia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
₾3.65
|
$0.94
₫23,818
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
₾6.17
|
$1.86
₫47,374
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.01
₾8.02
|
$1.29
₫32,774
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.10
₾122.87
|
$24.96
₫635,206
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.87
₾15.65
|
$3.86
₫98,203
|
|
pay 38.4% less for clothing
Georgia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.21
₾205.77
|
$33.66
₫856,543
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.21
₾163.13
|
$29.49
₫750,397
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.49
₾331.76
|
$90.06
₫2,291,539
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.58
₾342.68
|
$106.00
₫2,697,156
|
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