Vietnam is 46.3% cheaper than Ireland.

If you lived in Vietnam instead of Ireland, you would:

pay 70.7% less for restaurants

 
Ireland
Vietnam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.63
€15.59
$1.96
₫47,623
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.41
€8.81
$4.91
₫119,136
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.04
€1.91
$0.59
₫14,408

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pay 19.6% less for groceries

 
Ireland
Vietnam
Bread
1 loaf
$1.68
€1.57
$1.11
₫26,823
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.31
€4.04
$6.92
₫167,954
Milk (1 gallon) $4.75
€4.45
$5.46
₫132,470

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pay 45.1% less for transportation

 
Ireland
Vietnam
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.64
€7.16
$4.05
₫98,290
Monthly public transit pass $113.76
€106.61
$8.00
₫194,034
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $32,407.58
€30,370.99
$40,523.11
₫983,239,719

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pay 76.7% less for housing

 
Ireland
Vietnam
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$52.84
€49.52
$10.02
₫243,058
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,291.60
€1,210.43
$364.76
₫8,850,519
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,147.51
€1,075.40
$221.46
₫5,373,388

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pay 28.9% less for childcare

 
Ireland
Vietnam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $893.73
€837.56
$226.70
₫5,500,684
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,678.25
€8,132.89
$10,132.35
₫245,848,169

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pay 69.6% less for entertainment and sports

 
Ireland
Vietnam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.53
€5.18
$0.94
₫22,712
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.60
€3.37
$1.86
₫45,174
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$15.83
€14.84
$1.29
₫31,252

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pay 13.4% less for clothing

 
Ireland
Vietnam
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$76.22
€71.43
$33.66
₫816,767
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$37.26
€34.92
$29.49
₫715,551
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$85.01
€79.66
$90.06
₫2,185,126

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