Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 54.6% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 50.7% less for restaurants
|
Hong Kong
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.64
HK$59.99
|
$2.06
₫48,141
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.61
HK$43.99
|
$4.84
₫112,942
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
HK$9.77
|
$0.58
₫13,580
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
HK$8.19
|
$0.39
₫9,096
|
|
pay 54.6% less for groceries
|
Hong Kong
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.24
HK$17.58
|
$0.90
₫20,991
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.87
HK$101.04
|
$7.20
₫168,169
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.49
HK$90.17
|
$5.41
₫126,440
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.57
HK$28.03
|
$1.42
₫33,267
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.34
HK$34.05
|
$1.65
₫38,624
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.98
HK$15.51
|
$1.25
₫29,146
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
HK$7.83
|
$0.50
₫11,620
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.62
HK$12.74
|
$0.72
₫16,929
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
HK$10.54
|
$0.43
₫10,049
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
HK$8.97
|
$0.55
₫12,872
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.17
HK$9.22
|
$0.47
₫11,025
|
|
pay 43.7% less for transportation
|
Hong Kong
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.02
HK$78.60
|
$4.22
₫98,459
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$63.70
HK$499.90
|
$7.61
₫177,802
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,122.28
HK$259,948.83
|
$41,229.46
₫962,855,151
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.72
HK$91.98
|
$5.48
₫127,937
|
|
pay 75.2% less for housing
|
Hong Kong
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.46
HK$207.66
|
$10.34
₫241,536
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,231.74
HK$17,515.07
|
$370.83
₫8,660,137
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,557.03
HK$12,219.82
|
$231.89
₫5,415,472
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.14
HK$1,264.63
|
$46.24
₫1,079,874
|
|
pay 59.5% less for childcare
|
Hong Kong
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$750.39
HK$5,889.20
|
$170.02
₫3,970,476
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,032.76
HK$141,523.86
|
$10,518.96
₫245,655,321
|
|
pay 75.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Hong Kong
|
Vietnam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.01
HK$54.99
|
$0.90
₫21,133
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.81
HK$37.78
|
$1.83
₫42,627
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.90
HK$61.99
|
$1.33
₫31,156
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$84.48
HK$662.99
|
$23.21
₫542,028
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.74
HK$99.98
|
$3.82
₫89,151
|
|
pay 23.4% less for clothing
|
Hong Kong
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.83
HK$626.55
|
$36.93
₫862,358
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.78
HK$312.20
|
$35.21
₫822,265
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.16
HK$699.76
|
$92.94
₫2,170,558
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$133.04
HK$1,044.08
|
$89.47
₫2,089,331
|
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