Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 31.8% cheaper than Japan.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Japan, you would:
pay 46.6% less for restaurants
|
Japan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥937
|
$1.84
₫45,190
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
¥699
|
$4.33
₫106,587
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
¥144
|
$0.55
₫13,491
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
¥113
|
$0.34
₫8,485
|
|
pay 38.8% less for groceries
|
Japan
|
Vietnam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
¥200
|
$0.88
₫21,742
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.54
¥788
|
$6.02
₫148,057
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.14
¥730
|
$5.38
₫132,483
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
¥282
|
$1.49
₫36,687
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥367
|
$1.52
₫37,335
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
¥274
|
$1.26
₫31,123
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥157
|
$0.44
₫10,825
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
¥251
|
$0.63
₫15,606
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
¥256
|
$0.42
₫10,264
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥158
|
$0.49
₫12,150
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
¥128
|
$0.49
₫12,108
|
|
pay 30.5% less for transportation
|
Japan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
¥593
|
$3.48
₫85,616
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
¥8,618
|
$6.87
₫168,971
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.97
¥3,047,821
|
$34,303.88
₫844,218,513
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.44
¥3,474
|
$5.70
₫140,227
|
|
pay 51.1% less for housing
|
Japan
|
Vietnam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.46
¥4,756
|
$8.95
₫220,381
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.50
¥68,306
|
$304.25
₫7,487,504
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$321.68
¥45,728
|
$210.52
₫5,180,964
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.01
¥15,212
|
$43.00
₫1,058,317
|
|
pay 0.4% less for childcare
|
Japan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.59
¥34,202
|
$212.34
₫5,225,612
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,805.94
¥1,536,129
|
$11,971.85
₫294,627,159
|
|
pay 61.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Japan
|
Vietnam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
¥370
|
$0.89
₫21,937
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
¥390
|
$1.56
₫38,480
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
¥549
|
$1.19
₫29,177
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.52
¥7,893
|
$22.79
₫560,920
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.57
¥1,645
|
$3.60
₫88,551
|
|
pay 6.1% more for clothing
|
Japan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.65
¥5,495
|
$28.72
₫706,918
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.96
¥3,690
|
$23.06
₫567,561
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.99
¥7,533
|
$81.55
₫2,006,916
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.48
¥12,151
|
$91.83
₫2,260,041
|
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