Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 33.0% more expensive than Kazakhstan.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Kazakhstan, you would:
pay 12.2% less for restaurants
|
Kazakhstan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.63
₸1,846.71
|
$2.06
₫46,802
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.66
₸1,528.01
|
$4.84
₫109,800
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
₸190.38
|
$0.58
₫13,202
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
₸115.24
|
$0.39
₫8,843
|
|
pay 76.3% more for groceries
|
Kazakhstan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.29
₸96.20
|
$0.90
₫20,407
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.28
₸1,073.98
|
$7.20
₫163,492
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.87
₸941.38
|
$5.41
₫122,923
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.11
₸365.12
|
$1.42
₫32,341
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
₸564.07
|
$1.65
₫37,550
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.55
₸181.40
|
$1.25
₫28,335
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
₸209.99
|
$0.50
₫11,297
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
₸232.47
|
$0.72
₫16,458
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
₸246.23
|
$0.43
₫9,769
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
₸67.13
|
$0.55
₫12,514
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
₸57.63
|
$0.47
₫10,718
|
|
pay 71.8% more for transportation
|
Kazakhstan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.61
₸528.06
|
$4.22
₫95,720
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.84
₸4,208.61
|
$7.61
₫172,857
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,365.92
₸5,693,590.78
|
$41,229.46
₫936,073,553
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.25
₸1,393.76
|
$5.48
₫124,379
|
|
pay 34.7% more for housing
|
Kazakhstan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.96
₸3,594.56
|
$10.34
₫234,818
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.44
₸70,963.06
|
$370.83
₫8,419,258
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$156.09
₸51,174.05
|
$231.89
₫5,264,842
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.11
₸12,167.17
|
$46.24
₫1,049,838
|
|
pay 63.4% more for childcare
|
Kazakhstan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$108.46
₸35,558.87
|
$170.02
₫3,860,038
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,183.66
₸2,027,375.58
|
$10,518.96
₫238,822,474
|
|
pay 0.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kazakhstan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
₸320.83
|
$0.90
₫20,546
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
₸490.31
|
$1.83
₫41,442
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.23
₸402.58
|
$1.33
₫30,289
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.77
₸10,088.66
|
$23.21
₫526,952
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.88
₸1,270.78
|
$3.82
₫86,671
|
|
pay 2.4% less for clothing
|
Kazakhstan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.89
₸23,569.78
|
$36.93
₫838,372
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.96
₸11,462.19
|
$35.21
₫799,394
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.44
₸23,422.71
|
$92.94
₫2,110,185
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.67
₸27,103.02
|
$89.47
₫2,031,217
|
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