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
₹186.39
|
$1.96
₫49,942
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.92
₹326.72
|
$4.91
₫124,938
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₹34.32
|
$0.59
₫15,110
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
₹15.46
|
$0.38
₫9,781
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
India
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
₹37.55
|
$1.11
₫28,130
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
₹208.88
|
$6.92
₫176,133
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.48
₹206.44
|
$5.46
₫138,921
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.92
₹76.47
|
$1.62
₫41,146
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.36
₹113.27
|
$1.78
₫45,332
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₹69.24
|
$1.40
₫35,563
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.28
₹23.52
|
$0.52
₫13,243
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
₹36.91
|
$0.78
₫19,775
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₹18.19
|
$0.49
₫12,577
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.58
|
$0.55
₫14,108
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₹15.75
|
$0.54
₫13,720
|
|
pay 77.2% more for transportation
India
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.78
₹398.64
|
$4.05
₫103,077
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.38
₹698.24
|
$8.00
₫203,483
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,136.82
₹1,095,221.81
|
$40,523.11
₫1,031,122,403
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.70
₹224.85
|
$5.93
₫151,011
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
India
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.43
₹703.17
|
$10.02
₫254,894
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$126.14
₹10,516.40
|
$364.76
₫9,281,530
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.52
₹7,129.78
|
$221.46
₫5,635,066
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$26.13
₹2,178.30
|
$41.86
₫1,065,067
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for childcare
India
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$47.60
₹3,968.62
|
$226.70
₫5,768,562
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,206.46
₹100,582.75
|
$10,132.35
₫257,820,702
|
|
pay 1.2% less for entertainment and sports
India
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
₹157.02
|
$0.94
₫23,818
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
₹116.83
|
$1.86
₫47,374
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
₹320.61
|
$1.29
₫32,774
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.05
₹1,421.65
|
$24.96
₫635,206
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.94
₹244.87
|
$3.86
₫98,203
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
India
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.43
₹2,119.89
|
$33.66
₫856,543
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.83
₹2,236.63
|
$29.49
₫750,397
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.28
₹3,441.42
|
$90.06
₫2,291,539
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.75
₹2,563.59
|
$106.00
₫2,697,156
|
|
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