Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 50.3% cheaper than New Zealand.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of New Zealand, you would:
pay 73.2% less for restaurants
|
New Zealand
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.17
NZ$21.56
|
$1.84
₫45,576
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.60
NZ$14.08
|
$4.33
₫107,497
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
NZ$3.49
|
$0.55
₫13,607
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
NZ$3.25
|
$0.34
₫8,558
|
|
pay 40.9% less for groceries
|
New Zealand
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.87
NZ$3.07
|
$0.88
₫21,927
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.07
NZ$6.66
|
$6.02
₫149,321
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.91
NZ$11.31
|
$5.38
₫133,614
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.29
NZ$10.29
|
$1.49
₫37,000
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.25
NZ$6.95
|
$1.52
₫37,654
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
NZ$1.92
|
$1.26
₫31,389
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
NZ$1.74
|
$0.44
₫10,917
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.37
NZ$2.25
|
$0.63
₫15,739
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.55
NZ$4.17
|
$0.42
₫10,352
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
NZ$1.60
|
$0.49
₫12,254
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
NZ$1.46
|
$0.49
₫12,212
|
|
pay 39.2% less for transportation
|
New Zealand
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.39
NZ$10.46
|
$3.48
₫86,347
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$64.20
NZ$105.08
|
$6.87
₫170,414
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,268.60
NZ$38,089.08
|
$34,303.88
₫851,424,673
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.67
NZ$30.56
|
$5.70
₫141,424
|
|
pay 69.5% less for housing
|
New Zealand
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.53
NZ$84.35
|
$8.95
₫222,262
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,008.44
NZ$1,650.75
|
$304.25
₫7,551,416
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$831.90
NZ$1,361.75
|
$210.52
₫5,225,188
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.73
NZ$143.61
|
$43.00
₫1,067,351
|
|
pay 28.6% less for childcare
|
New Zealand
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$644.78
NZ$1,055.46
|
$212.34
₫5,270,217
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,893.97
NZ$17,832.66
|
$11,971.85
₫297,142,066
|
|
pay 67.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
New Zealand
|
Vietnam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.79
NZ$9.48
|
$0.89
₫22,125
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.36
NZ$5.50
|
$1.56
₫38,809
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$22.83
NZ$37.37
|
$1.19
₫29,426
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.17
NZ$62.49
|
$22.79
₫565,708
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.57
NZ$17.29
|
$3.60
₫89,307
|
|
pay 32.7% less for clothing
|
New Zealand
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.21
NZ$106.74
|
$28.72
₫712,952
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.47
NZ$66.25
|
$23.06
₫572,406
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.20
NZ$160.75
|
$81.55
₫2,024,047
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.95
NZ$176.71
|
$91.83
₫2,279,332
|
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