Vietnam vs. New Zealand Cost of Living Summary
Vietnam vs. New Zealand Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vietnam instead of New Zealand, you would:

pay 73.7% less for restaurants

 
New Zealand
Vietnam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $13.47
NZ$22.64
$1.92
₫49,931
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.81
NZ$14.80
$4.34
₫112,872
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.16
NZ$3.63
$0.54
₫14,005

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pay 38.8% less for groceries

 
New Zealand
Vietnam
Bread
1 loaf
$1.86
NZ$3.13
$0.90
₫23,467
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.77
NZ$6.33
$6.05
₫157,432
Milk (1 gallon) $6.55
NZ$11.00
$5.46
₫142,021

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pay 39.9% less for transportation

 
New Zealand
Vietnam
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.26
NZ$10.52
$3.47
₫90,171
Monthly public transit pass $69.15
NZ$116.19
$7.11
₫184,840
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $24,735.85
NZ$41,558.90
$35,423.92
₫921,198,926

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pay 71.1% less for housing

 
New Zealand
Vietnam
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$51.16
NZ$85.95
$8.68
₫225,808
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,007.66
NZ$1,692.98
$297.09
₫7,725,803
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $809.64
NZ$1,360.28
$207.27
₫5,390,040

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pay 24.6% less for childcare

 
New Zealand
Vietnam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $611.89
NZ$1,028.04
$205.27
₫5,337,948
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,661.07
NZ$17,911.75
$12,496.31
₫324,966,473

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pay 68.8% less for entertainment and sports

 
New Zealand
Vietnam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.10
NZ$10.24
$0.88
₫22,790
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.30
NZ$5.55
$1.58
₫41,095
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$22.88
NZ$38.44
$1.27
₫32,916

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pay 38.1% less for clothing

 
New Zealand
Vietnam
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$65.31
NZ$109.72
$28.00
₫728,064
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$40.78
NZ$68.52
$22.19
₫577,147
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$93.71
NZ$157.44
$79.50
₫2,067,274

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: May 2025
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