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Vietnam vs. Kazakhstan Cost of Living Summary

Vietnam is 7.7% more expensive than Kazakhstan overall.

Restaurants: pay 44.1% less in Vietnam
Groceries: pay 40.1% more in Vietnam
Transportation: pay 21.5% more in Vietnam
Housing: pay 8.3% less in Vietnam
Childcare: pay 88.2% more in Vietnam
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.5% less in Vietnam
Clothing: pay 19.0% less in Vietnam

The cost of childcare, groceries, and transportation in Vietnam are more expensive than in Kazakhstan. Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, and housing are lower in Vietnam. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Vietnam.

Vietnam vs. Kazakhstan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 44.1% less for restaurants

	Kazakhstan	Vietnam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.69 KZT3,977.58	$1.88 ₫49,598	-75.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.59 KZT2,890.51	$4.13 ₫108,658	-26.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 KZT426.70	$0.53 ₫13,934	-35.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 KZT241.51	$0.29 ₫7,503	-38.9%
Average			-44.1%

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pay 40.1% more for groceries

	Kazakhstan	Vietnam
Bread 1 loaf	$0.38 KZT197.30	$0.86 ₫22,621	+125.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.90 KZT2,016.35	$5.32 ₫139,920	+36.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.72 KZT1,923.76	$5.20 ₫136,929	+40.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.42 KZT732.35	$1.45 ₫38,092	+2.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.90 KZT982.84	$1.56 ₫40,967	-18.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.54 KZT279.23	$1.18 ₫31,162	+119.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 KZT405.70	$0.47 ₫12,396	-39.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 KZT417.13	$0.58 ₫15,140	-28.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 KZT390.79	$0.49 ₫12,917	-35.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.27 KZT139.01	$0.46 ₫12,222	+72.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.18 KZT90.79	$0.47 ₫12,276	+165.9%
Average			+40.1%

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pay 21.5% more for transportation

	Kazakhstan	Vietnam
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.64 KZT848.55	$3.19 ₫83,990	+94.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.93 KZT7,727.42	$6.64 ₫174,856	-55.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,099.38 KZT10,919,668.15	$33,225.24 ₫874,348,535	+57.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.61 KZT3,420.28	$5.90 ₫155,341	-10.7%
Average			+21.5%

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pay 8.3% less for housing

	Kazakhstan	Vietnam
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.16 KZT6,812.11	$8.68 ₫228,346	-34.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$335.95 KZT173,863.48	$310.38 ₫8,167,763	-7.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$228.28 KZT118,145.21	$223.57 ₫5,883,465	-2.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.09 KZT20,228.17	$43.27 ₫1,138,771	+10.7%
Average			-8.3%

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pay 88.2% more for childcare

	Kazakhstan	Vietnam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$167.71 KZT86,796.49	$199.23 ₫5,242,836	+18.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,761.69 KZT2,464,343.47	$12,262.04 ₫322,685,273	+157.5%
Average			+88.2%

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pay 24.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Kazakhstan	Vietnam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.16 KZT598.73	$0.93 ₫24,499	-19.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.82 KZT943.70	$1.60 ₫42,057	-12.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.91 KZT990.10	$1.28 ₫33,640	-33.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.04 KZT16,582.35	$20.38 ₫536,285	-36.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.04 KZT2,089.74	$3.19 ₫84,052	-20.9%
Average			-24.5%

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pay 19.0% less for clothing

	Kazakhstan	Vietnam
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.70 KZT25,201.44	$31.66 ₫833,176	-35.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.81 KZT18,534.65	$21.29 ₫560,364	-40.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.95 KZT39,822.24	$72.72 ₫1,913,626	-5.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$73.59 KZT38,084.45	$77.26 ₫2,033,289	+5.0%
Average			-19.0%

Kazakhstan vs. Vietnam - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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