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
₹185.79
|
$1.96
₫47,836
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.92
₹325.66
|
$4.91
₫119,670
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₹34.21
|
$0.59
₫14,473
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
₹15.41
|
$0.38
₫9,368
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
India
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
₹37.42
|
$1.11
₫26,944
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
₹208.20
|
$6.92
₫168,707
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.48
₹205.77
|
$5.46
₫133,064
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.92
₹76.23
|
$1.62
₫39,411
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.36
₹112.90
|
$1.78
₫43,421
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₹69.01
|
$1.40
₫34,064
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.28
₹23.44
|
$0.52
₫12,684
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
₹36.79
|
$0.78
₫18,942
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₹18.13
|
$0.49
₫12,047
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.54
|
$0.55
₫13,513
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₹15.69
|
$0.54
₫13,142
|
|
pay 77.2% more for transportation
|
India
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.78
₹397.34
|
$4.05
₫98,731
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.38
₹695.97
|
$8.00
₫194,903
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,136.82
₹1,091,661.07
|
$40,523.11
₫987,647,181
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.70
₹224.12
|
$5.93
₫144,644
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
India
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.43
₹700.88
|
$10.02
₫244,147
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$126.14
₹10,482.21
|
$364.76
₫8,890,193
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.52
₹7,106.60
|
$221.46
₫5,397,475
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$26.13
₹2,171.22
|
$41.86
₫1,020,160
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for childcare
|
India
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$47.60
₹3,955.71
|
$226.70
₫5,525,342
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,206.46
₹100,255.74
|
$10,132.35
₫246,950,206
|
|
pay 1.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
India
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
₹156.51
|
$0.94
₫22,814
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
₹116.46
|
$1.86
₫45,377
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
₹319.57
|
$1.29
₫31,392
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.05
₹1,417.02
|
$24.96
₫608,423
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.94
₹244.08
|
$3.86
₫94,063
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
|
India
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.43
₹2,113.00
|
$33.66
₫820,428
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.83
₹2,229.36
|
$29.49
₫718,758
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.28
₹3,430.23
|
$90.06
₫2,194,921
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.75
₹2,555.25
|
$106.00
₫2,583,435
|
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