Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 37.7% cheaper than Greece overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 64.3% less in Vietnam
- Groceries
-
pay 23.5% less in Vietnam
- Transportation
-
pay 42.6% less in Vietnam
- Housing
-
pay 60.3% less in Vietnam
- Childcare
-
pay 23.5% more in Vietnam
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 65.1% less in Vietnam
- Clothing
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pay 31.7% less in Vietnam
Expenses including entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, transportation, clothing, and groceries are lower in Vietnam.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Greece, you would:
pay 64.3% less for restaurants
|
Greece
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.17
€12.77
|
$1.92
₫48,844
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
€8.83
|
$4.34
₫110,414
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€2.01
|
$0.54
₫13,700
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
€0.58
|
$0.33
₫8,272
|
|
pay 23.5% less for groceries
|
Greece
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
€1.29
|
$0.90
₫22,956
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
€6.11
|
$6.05
₫154,005
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.81
|
$5.46
₫138,928
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.02
€3.90
|
$1.46
₫37,154
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.23
€4.10
|
$1.55
₫39,353
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.86
|
$1.20
₫30,468
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.83
|
$0.43
₫10,840
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.56
|
$0.57
₫14,507
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.85
|
$0.45
₫11,361
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.50
|
$0.48
₫12,107
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.55
|
$0.48
₫12,263
|
|
pay 42.6% less for transportation
|
Greece
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
€7.32
|
$3.47
₫88,208
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.19
€38.98
|
$7.11
₫180,816
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,316.80
€27,461.38
|
$35,423.92
₫901,142,834
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.82
€13.40
|
$5.64
₫143,528
|
|
pay 60.3% less for housing
|
Greece
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.82
€31.83
|
$8.68
₫220,892
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$524.36
€508.52
|
$297.09
₫7,557,598
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$392.21
€380.36
|
$207.27
₫5,272,689
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.68
€170.37
|
$39.91
₫1,015,296
|
|
pay 23.5% more for childcare
|
Greece
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$413.12
€400.64
|
$205.27
₫5,221,731
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,332.60
€6,141.30
|
$12,496.31
₫317,891,392
|
|
pay 65.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Greece
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.27
|
$0.88
₫22,294
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.38
|
$1.58
₫40,201
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.94
€4.80
|
$1.27
₫32,199
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.72
€47.25
|
$22.09
₫561,950
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.82
€8.55
|
$3.38
₫85,937
|
|
pay 31.7% less for clothing
|
Greece
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.64
€81.11
|
$28.00
₫712,213
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
€36.69
|
$22.19
₫564,582
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.15
€80.64
|
$79.50
₫2,022,266
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.42
€90.60
|
$79.86
₫2,031,485
|
|
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