Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 33.8% more expensive than Moldova.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Moldova, you would:
pay 10.9% less for restaurants
Moldova
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.31
MDL59.23
|
$1.96
₫49,942
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.86
MDL69.10
|
$4.91
₫124,938
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
MDL11.98
|
$0.59
₫15,110
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
MDL8.52
|
$0.38
₫9,781
|
|
pay 98.0% more for groceries
Moldova
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.38
MDL6.79
|
$1.11
₫28,130
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.61
MDL64.70
|
$6.92
₫176,133
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
MDL53.78
|
$5.46
₫138,921
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.53
MDL27.37
|
$1.62
₫41,146
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.73
MDL30.94
|
$1.78
₫45,332
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.35
|
$1.40
₫35,563
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MDL10.27
|
$0.52
₫13,243
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
MDL9.83
|
$0.78
₫19,775
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
MDL10.52
|
$0.49
₫12,577
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
MDL3.96
|
$0.55
₫14,108
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
MDL3.58
|
$0.54
₫13,720
|
|
pay 43.4% more for transportation
Moldova
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.01
MDL89.66
|
$4.05
₫103,077
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.20
MDL272.21
|
$8.00
₫203,483
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,888.83
MDL284,568.96
|
$40,523.11
₫1,031,122,403
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.20
MDL57.40
|
$5.93
₫151,011
|
|
pay 14.9% more for housing
Moldova
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.47
MDL169.58
|
$10.02
₫254,894
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$226.53
MDL4,057.16
|
$364.76
₫9,281,530
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.30
MDL2,781.34
|
$221.46
₫5,635,066
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.16
MDL1,489.31
|
$41.86
₫1,065,067
|
|
pay 88.1% more for childcare
Moldova
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.45
MDL4,037.79
|
$226.70
₫5,768,562
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,677.02
MDL65,855.46
|
$10,132.35
₫257,820,702
|
|
pay 0.2% more for entertainment and sports
Moldova
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
MDL18.10
|
$0.94
₫23,818
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
MDL20.54
|
$1.86
₫47,374
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.14
MDL38.27
|
$1.29
₫32,774
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.94
MDL446.59
|
$24.96
₫635,206
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.49
MDL80.43
|
$3.86
₫98,203
|
|
pay 3.1% more for clothing
Moldova
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.37
MDL758.89
|
$33.66
₫856,543
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.63
MDL548.59
|
$29.49
₫750,397
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.19
MDL1,382.44
|
$90.06
₫2,291,539
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.31
MDL1,581.66
|
$106.00
₫2,697,156
|
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