Cost of living comparison
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
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.50
|
$0.38
₫9,327
|
|
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
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
€2.82
|
$1.62
₫39,235
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.63
|
$1.78
₫43,227
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.09
|
$1.40
₫33,912
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.83
|
$0.52
₫12,628
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.08
|
$0.78
₫18,857
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.14
|
$0.49
₫11,993
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.81
|
$0.55
₫13,453
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.54
₫13,083
|
|
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
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.14
€16.07
|
$5.93
₫143,999
|
|
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
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$156.48
€146.65
|
$41.86
₫1,015,608
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.94
€56.17
|
$24.96
₫605,708
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
€10.78
|
$3.86
₫93,643
|
|
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
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.50
€84.82
|
$106.00
₫2,571,907
|
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