Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 1.2% more expensive than Jakarta.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Jakarta, you would:
pay 10.4% more for restaurants
Jakarta
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.68
Rp43,420
|
$1.96
₫49,942
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.68
Rp59,702
|
$4.91
₫124,938
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
Rp9,575
|
$0.59
₫15,110
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
Rp4,640
|
$0.38
₫9,781
|
|
pay 3.8% less for groceries
Jakarta
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
Rp20,013
|
$1.11
₫28,130
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.63
Rp58,833
|
$6.92
₫176,133
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.05
Rp81,861
|
$5.46
₫138,921
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
Rp27,426
|
$1.62
₫41,146
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
Rp27,186
|
$1.78
₫45,332
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
Rp22,201
|
$1.40
₫35,563
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
Rp11,770
|
$0.52
₫13,243
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
Rp16,662
|
$0.78
₫19,775
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
Rp9,780
|
$0.49
₫12,577
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
Rp11,015
|
$0.55
₫14,108
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.99
Rp16,109
|
$0.54
₫13,720
|
|
pay 38.5% more for transportation
Jakarta
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.36
Rp54,478
|
$4.05
₫103,077
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.04
Rp162,823
|
$8.00
₫203,483
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,772.06
Rp434,195,951
|
$40,523.11
₫1,031,122,403
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.93
Rp47,544
|
$5.93
₫151,011
|
|
pay 36.6% less for housing
Jakarta
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.58
Rp512,216
|
$10.02
₫254,894
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$478.90
Rp7,766,867
|
$364.76
₫9,281,530
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.93
Rp4,410,305
|
$221.46
₫5,635,066
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.22
Rp1,057,713
|
$41.86
₫1,065,067
|
|
pay 24.3% more for childcare
Jakarta
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.91
Rp2,544,871
|
$226.70
₫5,768,562
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,733.56
Rp157,861,242
|
$10,132.35
₫257,820,702
|
|
pay 26.4% less for entertainment and sports
Jakarta
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
Rp37,992
|
$0.94
₫23,818
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
Rp38,328
|
$1.86
₫47,374
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.34
Rp37,992
|
$1.29
₫32,774
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.56
Rp511,808
|
$24.96
₫635,206
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
Rp54,274
|
$3.86
₫98,203
|
|
pay 2.3% more for clothing
Jakarta
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.45
Rp720,915
|
$33.66
₫856,543
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.52
Rp494,940
|
$29.49
₫750,397
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.12
Rp1,266,970
|
$90.06
₫2,291,539
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.16
Rp1,413,604
|
$106.00
₫2,697,156
|
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