Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 56.0% cheaper than Melbourne.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Melbourne, you would:
pay 74.9% less for restaurants
Melbourne
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.68
A$25.25
|
$1.96
₫49,885
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.01
A$15.15
|
$4.91
₫124,795
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.60
A$3.93
|
$0.59
₫15,092
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
A$3.53
|
$0.38
₫9,770
|
|
pay 38.3% less for groceries
Melbourne
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.36
A$3.58
|
$1.11
₫28,098
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.34
A$8.08
|
$6.92
₫175,932
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.82
A$8.80
|
$5.46
₫138,762
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
A$5.50
|
$1.62
₫41,099
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.98
A$6.03
|
$1.78
₫45,280
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.46
A$2.22
|
$1.40
₫35,523
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
A$1.76
|
$0.52
₫13,227
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
A$1.93
|
$0.78
₫19,753
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.37
A$3.59
|
$0.49
₫12,563
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
A$1.89
|
$0.55
₫14,092
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
A$1.56
|
$0.54
₫13,704
|
|
pay 26.5% less for transportation
Melbourne
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.31
A$8.04
|
$4.05
₫102,959
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$108.09
A$163.64
|
$8.00
₫203,250
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,352.00
A$35,355.04
|
$40,523.11
₫1,029,943,428
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.15
A$24.45
|
$5.93
₫150,839
|
|
pay 76.2% less for housing
Melbourne
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.16
A$82.00
|
$10.02
₫254,603
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,443.82
A$2,185.95
|
$364.76
₫9,270,917
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,158.41
A$1,753.85
|
$221.46
₫5,628,623
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$129.23
A$195.65
|
$41.86
₫1,063,849
|
|
pay 68.8% less for childcare
Melbourne
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,718.67
A$2,602.07
|
$226.70
₫5,761,966
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,591.46
A$31,175.57
|
$10,132.35
₫257,525,912
|
|
pay 70.5% less for entertainment and sports
Melbourne
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.01
A$12.12
|
$0.94
₫23,791
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
A$5.29
|
$1.86
₫47,320
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$26.69
A$40.41
|
$1.29
₫32,737
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.87
A$72.48
|
$24.96
₫634,479
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.01
A$22.73
|
$3.86
₫98,091
|
|
pay 37.0% less for clothing
Melbourne
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.72
A$128.27
|
$33.66
₫855,563
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.48
A$82.48
|
$29.49
₫749,539
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.46
A$180.87
|
$90.06
₫2,288,919
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.69
A$193.32
|
$106.00
₫2,694,072
|
|
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