Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 50.7% cheaper than Mackay.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Mackay, you would:
pay 78.7% less for restaurants
Mackay
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.95
A$22.56
|
$1.84
₫46,772
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.30
A$17.05
|
$4.33
₫110,317
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
A$4.01
|
$0.55
₫13,964
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.44
A$3.68
|
$0.34
₫8,782
|
|
pay 39.7% less for groceries
Mackay
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.22
A$3.34
|
$0.88
₫22,503
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.98
A$7.52
|
$6.02
₫153,238
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
A$8.35
|
$5.38
₫137,119
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.88
A$7.37
|
$1.49
₫37,971
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.22
A$4.85
|
$1.52
₫38,642
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
A$1.73
|
$1.26
₫32,212
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
A$1.67
|
$0.44
₫11,204
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
A$1.61
|
$0.63
₫16,152
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.20
A$3.32
|
$0.42
₫10,623
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
A$1.90
|
$0.49
₫12,575
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
A$1.24
|
$0.49
₫12,532
|
|
pay 42.8% less for transportation
Mackay
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.86
A$7.34
|
$3.48
₫88,612
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$66.46
A$100.28
|
$6.87
₫174,885
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,213.83
A$57,663.82
|
$34,303.88
₫873,761,673
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.70
₫145,134
|
|
pay 65.6% less for housing
Mackay
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.81
A$93.26
|
$8.95
₫228,093
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$714.43
A$1,078.06
|
$304.25
₫7,749,527
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$509.52
A$768.85
|
$210.52
₫5,362,270
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.11
A$166.16
|
$43.00
₫1,095,353
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Mackay
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$212.34
₫5,408,480
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$11,971.85
₫304,937,544
|
pay 78.2% less for entertainment and sports
Mackay
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.31
A$12.54
|
$0.89
₫22,705
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
A$5.85
|
$1.56
₫39,827
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$36.55
A$55.16
|
$1.19
₫30,198
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$74.43
A$112.32
|
$22.79
₫580,549
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.95
A$22.56
|
$3.60
₫91,650
|
|
pay 0.7% more for clothing
Mackay
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$99.69
A$150.43
|
$28.72
₫731,657
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$23.06
₫587,423
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.38
A$137.89
|
$81.55
₫2,077,148
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$49.84
A$75.21
|
$91.83
₫2,339,130
|
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