Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 34.8% cheaper than Japan overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 45.6% less in Vietnam
- Groceries
-
pay 42.8% less in Vietnam
- Transportation
-
pay 30.7% less in Vietnam
- Housing
-
pay 53.4% less in Vietnam
- Childcare
-
pay 8.1% less in Vietnam
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 62.5% less in Vietnam
- Clothing
-
pay 0.8% less in Vietnam
Expenses including entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, groceries, transportation, and childcare are lower in Vietnam.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Japan, you would:
pay 45.6% less for restaurants
|
Japan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.44
¥962
|
$1.92
₫49,115
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.94
¥738
|
$4.34
₫111,027
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
¥145
|
$0.54
₫13,776
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
¥109
|
$0.33
₫8,318
|
|
pay 42.8% less for groceries
|
Japan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
¥227
|
$0.90
₫23,083
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
¥854
|
$6.05
₫154,860
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥815
|
$5.46
₫139,699
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
¥301
|
$1.46
₫37,360
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
¥407
|
$1.55
₫39,572
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.17
¥325
|
$1.20
₫30,637
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
¥153
|
$0.43
₫10,900
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.64
¥245
|
$0.57
₫14,588
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.04
¥304
|
$0.45
₫11,424
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
¥189
|
$0.48
₫12,174
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
¥162
|
$0.48
₫12,331
|
|
pay 30.7% less for transportation
|
Japan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
¥631
|
$3.47
₫88,698
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$57.82
¥8,633
|
$7.11
₫181,819
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,042.19
¥3,291,449
|
$35,423.92
₫906,143,762
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.42
¥3,796
|
$5.64
₫144,324
|
|
pay 53.4% less for housing
|
Japan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.09
¥4,643
|
$8.68
₫222,118
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.38
¥74,719
|
$297.09
₫7,599,540
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.42
¥48,593
|
$207.27
₫5,301,950
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.04
¥16,879
|
$39.91
₫1,020,930
|
|
pay 8.1% less for childcare
|
Japan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.10
¥43,021
|
$205.27
₫5,250,710
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,095.30
¥1,656,806
|
$12,496.31
₫319,655,543
|
|
pay 62.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Japan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
¥404
|
$0.88
₫22,417
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
¥415
|
$1.58
₫40,424
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.98
¥595
|
$1.27
₫32,378
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.72
¥8,618
|
$22.09
₫565,069
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
¥1,788
|
$3.38
₫86,414
|
|
pay 0.8% less for clothing
|
Japan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.54
¥6,054
|
$28.00
₫716,165
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.82
¥4,004
|
$22.19
₫567,715
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.08
¥8,075
|
$79.50
₫2,033,488
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.66
¥12,194
|
$79.86
₫2,042,759
|
|
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