Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 60.8% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 58.1% less for restaurants
Hong Kong
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.84
HK$68.71
|
$1.84
₫46,213
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
HK$44.81
|
$4.33
₫108,998
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
HK$10.37
|
$0.55
₫13,797
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
HK$8.74
|
$0.34
₫8,677
|
|
pay 58.6% less for groceries
Hong Kong
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.83
|
$0.88
₫22,234
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.28
HK$110.93
|
$6.02
₫151,406
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.15
HK$94.38
|
$5.38
₫135,480
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
HK$31.14
|
$1.49
₫37,517
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
HK$34.87
|
$1.52
₫38,180
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
HK$13.09
|
$1.26
₫31,827
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
HK$9.00
|
$0.44
₫11,070
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.62
|
$0.63
₫15,959
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
HK$11.41
|
$0.42
₫10,496
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.42
|
$0.49
₫12,425
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
HK$9.30
|
$0.49
₫12,382
|
|
pay 53.7% less for transportation
Hong Kong
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$90.60
|
$3.48
₫87,553
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.07
HK$497.90
|
$6.87
₫172,794
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,292.33
HK$258,709.71
|
$34,303.88
₫863,316,840
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.71
HK$106.55
|
$5.70
₫143,399
|
|
pay 77.8% less for housing
Hong Kong
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.03
HK$171.23
|
$8.95
₫225,366
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,324.35
HK$18,062.18
|
$304.25
₫7,656,890
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,616.39
HK$12,560.70
|
$210.52
₫5,298,170
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.11
HK$1,523.97
|
$43.00
₫1,082,259
|
|
pay 61.0% less for childcare
Hong Kong
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.71
HK$7,224.63
|
$212.34
₫5,343,828
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,637.45
HK$168,141.40
|
$11,971.85
₫301,292,360
|
|
pay 79.0% less for entertainment and sports
Hong Kong
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
HK$59.75
|
$0.89
₫22,434
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.31
HK$41.27
|
$1.56
₫39,351
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.81
HK$99.58
|
$1.19
₫29,837
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.33
HK$670.82
|
$22.79
₫573,610
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.81
HK$99.58
|
$3.60
₫90,554
|
|
pay 37.3% less for clothing
Hong Kong
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.24
HK$592.47
|
$28.72
₫722,911
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.17
HK$319.96
|
$23.06
₫580,401
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.44
HK$710.58
|
$81.55
₫2,052,318
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.10
HK$1,049.88
|
$91.83
₫2,311,168
|
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