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$21.63
|
$1.84
₫46,742
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.60
NZ$14.13
|
$4.33
₫110,247
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
NZ$3.51
|
$0.55
₫13,955
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
NZ$3.26
|
$0.34
₫8,777
|
|
pay 40.9% less for groceries
New Zealand
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.87
NZ$3.08
|
$0.88
₫22,488
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.07
NZ$6.68
|
$6.02
₫153,140
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.91
NZ$11.35
|
$5.38
₫137,032
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.29
NZ$10.32
|
$1.49
₫37,947
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.25
NZ$6.97
|
$1.52
₫38,617
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
NZ$1.93
|
$1.26
₫32,192
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
NZ$1.75
|
$0.44
₫11,197
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.37
NZ$2.25
|
$0.63
₫16,142
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.55
NZ$4.18
|
$0.42
₫10,617
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
NZ$1.61
|
$0.49
₫12,567
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
NZ$1.46
|
$0.49
₫12,524
|
|
pay 39.2% less for transportation
New Zealand
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.39
NZ$10.49
|
$3.48
₫88,556
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.20
NZ$105.41
|
$6.87
₫174,773
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,268.60
NZ$38,207.91
|
$34,303.88
₫873,205,703
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.67
NZ$30.66
|
$5.70
₫145,042
|
|
pay 69.5% less for housing
New Zealand
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.53
NZ$84.62
|
$8.95
₫227,948
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,008.44
NZ$1,655.90
|
$304.25
₫7,744,596
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$831.90
NZ$1,366.00
|
$210.52
₫5,358,858
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.73
NZ$144.06
|
$43.00
₫1,094,656
|
|
pay 28.6% less for childcare
New Zealand
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$644.78
NZ$1,058.76
|
$212.34
₫5,405,039
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,893.97
NZ$17,888.30
|
$11,971.85
₫304,743,514
|
|
pay 67.8% less for entertainment and sports
New Zealand
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.79
NZ$9.51
|
$0.89
₫22,691
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.36
NZ$5.52
|
$1.56
₫39,802
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$22.83
NZ$37.49
|
$1.19
₫30,179
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.17
NZ$62.68
|
$22.79
₫580,180
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.57
NZ$17.35
|
$3.60
₫91,591
|
|
pay 32.7% less for clothing
New Zealand
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.21
NZ$107.07
|
$28.72
₫731,191
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.47
NZ$66.46
|
$23.06
₫587,049
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.20
NZ$161.25
|
$81.55
₫2,075,826
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.95
NZ$177.26
|
$91.83
₫2,337,642
|
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