Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 2.4 times more expensive than India.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of India, you would:
pay 41.2% more for restaurants
India
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.24
₹185.32
|
$1.96
₫48,516
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.92
₹324.84
|
$4.91
₫121,371
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₹34.12
|
$0.59
₫14,678
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
₹15.37
|
$0.38
₫9,502
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
India
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
₹37.33
|
$1.11
₫27,327
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
₹207.68
|
$6.92
₫171,105
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.48
₹205.25
|
$5.46
₫134,955
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.92
₹76.03
|
$1.62
₫39,971
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.36
₹112.62
|
$1.78
₫44,038
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₹68.84
|
$1.40
₫34,548
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.28
₹23.38
|
$0.52
₫12,864
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
₹36.69
|
$0.78
₫19,211
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₹18.08
|
$0.49
₫12,218
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.51
|
$0.55
₫13,705
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₹15.65
|
$0.54
₫13,328
|
|
pay 77.2% more for transportation
India
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.78
₹396.34
|
$4.05
₫100,134
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.38
₹694.22
|
$8.00
₫197,673
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,136.82
₹1,088,912.85
|
$40,523.11
₫1,001,683,682
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.70
₹223.56
|
$5.93
₫146,700
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
India
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.43
₹699.12
|
$10.02
₫247,617
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$126.14
₹10,455.82
|
$364.76
₫9,016,540
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.52
₹7,088.71
|
$221.46
₫5,474,184
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$26.13
₹2,165.75
|
$41.86
₫1,034,659
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for childcare
India
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$47.60
₹3,945.76
|
$226.70
₫5,603,868
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,206.46
₹100,003.35
|
$10,132.35
₫250,459,877
|
|
pay 1.2% less for entertainment and sports
India
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
₹156.12
|
$0.94
₫23,138
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
₹116.16
|
$1.86
₫46,022
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
₹318.77
|
$1.29
₫31,839
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.05
₹1,413.46
|
$24.96
₫617,070
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.94
₹243.46
|
$3.86
₫95,400
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
India
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.43
₹2,107.68
|
$33.66
₫832,088
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.83
₹2,223.75
|
$29.49
₫728,973
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.28
₹3,421.60
|
$90.06
₫2,226,115
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.75
₹2,548.82
|
$106.00
₫2,620,151
|
|
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