Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 44.6% cheaper than New Zealand.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of New Zealand, you would:
pay 69.9% less for restaurants
|
New Zealand
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.62
NZ$25.23
|
$2.06
₫48,141
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.10
NZ$13.09
|
$4.84
₫112,942
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
NZ$3.50
|
$0.58
₫13,580
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
NZ$3.06
|
$0.39
₫9,096
|
|
pay 30.4% less for groceries
|
New Zealand
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.84
NZ$2.97
|
$0.90
₫20,991
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.08
NZ$6.58
|
$7.20
₫168,169
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.59
NZ$10.65
|
$5.41
₫126,440
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.04
NZ$6.53
|
$1.42
₫33,267
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.66
NZ$5.91
|
$1.65
₫38,624
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
NZ$1.81
|
$1.25
₫29,146
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
NZ$1.48
|
$0.50
₫11,620
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
NZ$1.97
|
$0.72
₫16,929
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
NZ$1.85
|
$0.43
₫10,049
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
NZ$1.57
|
$0.55
₫12,872
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
NZ$1.31
|
$0.47
₫11,025
|
|
pay 32.3% less for transportation
|
New Zealand
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.81
NZ$10.99
|
$4.22
₫98,459
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$78.94
NZ$127.50
|
$7.61
₫177,802
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,484.77
NZ$39,544.06
|
$41,229.46
₫962,855,151
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.82
NZ$28.79
|
$5.48
₫127,937
|
|
pay 63.2% less for housing
|
New Zealand
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.58
NZ$84.91
|
$10.34
₫241,536
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$861.83
NZ$1,391.89
|
$370.83
₫8,660,137
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$675.31
NZ$1,090.65
|
$231.89
₫5,415,472
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$92.20
NZ$148.90
|
$46.24
₫1,079,874
|
|
pay 33.9% less for childcare
|
New Zealand
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$618.82
NZ$999.42
|
$170.02
₫3,970,476
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,037.57
NZ$16,211.14
|
$10,518.96
₫245,655,321
|
|
pay 64.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
New Zealand
|
Vietnam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.37
NZ$8.68
|
$0.90
₫21,133
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
NZ$4.95
|
$1.83
₫42,627
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$22.70
NZ$36.66
|
$1.33
₫31,156
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.95
NZ$64.52
|
$23.21
₫542,028
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.57
NZ$17.07
|
$3.82
₫89,151
|
|
pay 17.6% less for clothing
|
New Zealand
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.82
NZ$109.53
|
$36.93
₫862,358
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.92
NZ$62.87
|
$35.21
₫822,265
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.00
NZ$150.19
|
$92.94
₫2,170,558
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.25
NZ$169.98
|
$89.47
₫2,089,331
|
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