Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 37.5% cheaper than Greece.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Greece, you would:
pay 64.2% less for restaurants
Greece
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.81
€13.81
|
$1.84
₫46,742
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.41
|
$4.33
₫110,247
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.84
|
$0.55
₫13,955
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
€0.59
|
$0.34
₫8,777
|
|
pay 20.4% less for groceries
Greece
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.27
|
$0.88
₫22,488
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€6.09
|
$6.02
₫153,140
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.06
€5.65
|
$5.38
₫137,032
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
€3.81
|
$1.49
₫37,947
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
€3.99
|
$1.52
₫38,617
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$1.26
₫32,192
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.44
₫11,197
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$0.63
₫16,142
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.42
₫10,617
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.48
|
$0.49
₫12,567
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$0.49
₫12,524
|
|
pay 44.1% less for transportation
Greece
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
€7.28
|
$3.48
₫88,556
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.23
€38.46
|
$6.87
₫174,773
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,791.92
€25,924.89
|
$34,303.88
₫873,205,703
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.64
€13.66
|
$5.70
₫145,042
|
|
pay 59.6% less for housing
Greece
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.73
€29.60
|
$8.95
₫227,948
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$529.13
€493.58
|
$304.25
₫7,744,596
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.38
€379.08
|
$210.52
₫5,358,858
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.34
€166.36
|
$43.00
₫1,094,656
|
|
pay 20.1% more for childcare
Greece
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
€327.19
|
$212.34
₫5,405,039
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.30
€6,211.00
|
$11,971.85
₫304,743,514
|
|
pay 64.3% less for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.23
€3.94
|
$0.89
₫22,691
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.28
|
$1.56
₫39,802
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.65
|
$1.19
₫30,179
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.53
€43.40
|
$22.79
₫580,180
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
€8.33
|
$3.60
₫91,591
|
|
pay 30.1% less for clothing
Greece
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.80
€78.17
|
$28.72
₫731,191
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
€38.36
|
$23.06
₫587,049
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.78
€80.95
|
$81.55
₫2,075,826
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.32
€89.85
|
$91.83
₫2,337,642
|
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