Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 2.2 times more expensive than Kolkata.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Kolkata, you would:
pay 31.0% more for restaurants
Kolkata
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.40
₹200.14
|
$1.84
₫46,748
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.79
₹400.27
|
$4.33
₫110,261
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
₹29.64
|
$0.55
₫13,956
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
₹14.23
|
$0.34
₫8,778
|
|
pay 86.0% more for groceries
Kolkata
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
₹32.49
|
$0.88
₫22,491
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.89
₹241.85
|
$6.02
₫153,160
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.52
₹210.72
|
$5.38
₫137,049
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.97
₹80.75
|
$1.49
₫37,952
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.35
₹113.05
|
$1.52
₫38,622
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
₹84.92
|
$1.26
₫32,196
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
₹27.23
|
$0.44
₫11,198
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
₹56.56
|
$0.63
₫16,144
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
₹24.39
|
$0.42
₫10,618
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
₹11.02
|
$0.49
₫12,569
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₹15.72
|
$0.49
₫12,526
|
|
pay 72.4% more for transportation
Kolkata
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
₹398.72
|
$3.48
₫88,567
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$2.99
₹250.17
|
$6.87
₫174,795
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,771.77
₹1,401,225.12
|
$34,303.88
₫873,316,784
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.11
₹260.18
|
$5.70
₫145,060
|
|
pay 82.7% more for housing
Kolkata
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.02
₹586.81
|
$8.95
₫227,977
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$154.85
₹12,937.39
|
$304.25
₫7,745,581
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.41
₹7,219.21
|
$210.52
₫5,359,540
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$26.34
₹2,200.26
|
$43.00
₫1,094,795
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for childcare
Kolkata
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$46.91
₹3,919.28
|
$212.34
₫5,405,726
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,612.97
₹134,758.52
|
$11,971.85
₫304,782,280
|
|
pay 20.1% less for entertainment and sports
Kolkata
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
₹150.10
|
$0.89
₫22,694
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
₹139.47
|
$1.56
₫39,807
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.07
₹340.23
|
$1.19
₫30,183
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.95
₹1,499.82
|
$22.79
₫580,254
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.59
₹300.20
|
$3.60
₫91,603
|
|
pay 84.8% more for clothing
Kolkata
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.13
₹2,015.62
|
$28.72
₫731,284
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.27
₹2,028.05
|
$23.06
₫587,124
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$37.47
₹3,130.23
|
$81.55
₫2,076,090
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.87
₹2,495.42
|
$91.83
₫2,337,939
|
|
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