Cost of living comparison

compared to

Vietnam is 52.7% cheaper than Kansas.

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

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pay 74.5% less for restaurants

 
Kansas
Vietnam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $14.17
 
$1.92
₫48,667
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.67
 
$4.34
₫110,013
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.27
 
$0.54
₫13,650

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pay 41.9% less for groceries

 
Kansas
Vietnam
Bread
1 loaf
$3.49
 
$0.90
₫22,872
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.20
 
$6.05
₫153,446
Milk (1 gallon) $3.29
 
$5.46
₫138,424

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pay 25.8% less for transportation

 
Kansas
Vietnam
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.05
 
$3.47
₫87,888
Monthly public transit pass $45.00
 
$7.11
₫180,159
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $26,699.70
 
$35,423.92
₫897,872,277

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pay 77.2% less for housing

 
Kansas
Vietnam
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$60.90
 
$8.68
₫220,090
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $974.44
 
$297.09
₫7,530,169
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $974.72
 
$207.27
₫5,253,553

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pay 50.3% less for childcare

 
Kansas
Vietnam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $790.83
 
$205.27
₫5,202,780
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $17,028.38
 
$12,496.31
₫316,737,655

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pay 72.7% less for entertainment and sports

 
Kansas
Vietnam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.71
 
$0.88
₫22,213
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.46
 
$1.58
₫40,055
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$8.26
 
$1.27
₫32,083

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pay 26.6% less for clothing

 
Kansas
Vietnam
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$43.72
 
$28.00
₫709,628
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$40.08
 
$22.19
₫562,533
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$86.05
 
$79.50
₫2,014,926

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