Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 41.4% cheaper than Norway.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Norway, you would:
pay 77.8% less for restaurants
Norway
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.76
kr195.67
|
$1.96
₫49,942
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.40
kr125.60
|
$4.91
₫124,938
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.93
kr32.24
|
$0.59
₫15,110
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
kr29.12
|
$0.38
₫9,781
|
|
pay 37.3% less for groceries
Norway
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.64
kr29.10
|
$1.11
₫28,130
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.47
kr60.30
|
$6.92
₫176,133
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.09
kr78.13
|
$5.46
₫138,921
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
kr38.98
|
$1.62
₫41,146
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.56
kr61.23
|
$1.78
₫45,332
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
kr14.09
|
$1.40
₫35,563
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.99
kr10.92
|
$0.52
₫13,243
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
kr13.93
|
$0.78
₫19,775
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.66
kr18.26
|
$0.49
₫12,577
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
kr10.13
|
$0.55
₫14,108
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
kr11.18
|
$0.54
₫13,720
|
|
pay 45.5% less for transportation
Norway
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.56
kr83.35
|
$4.05
₫103,077
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.76
kr768.57
|
$8.00
₫203,483
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,415.05
kr357,145.78
|
$40,523.11
₫1,031,122,403
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.33
kr235.00
|
$5.93
₫151,011
|
|
pay 71.5% less for housing
Norway
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.38
kr555.09
|
$10.02
₫254,894
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$954.57
kr10,517.36
|
$364.76
₫9,281,530
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$754.37
kr8,311.56
|
$221.46
₫5,635,066
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.28
kr1,732.89
|
$41.86
₫1,065,067
|
|
pay 39.1% more for childcare
Norway
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$315.96
kr3,481.16
|
$226.70
₫5,768,562
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,907.04
kr54,065.31
|
$10,132.35
₫257,820,702
|
|
pay 68.5% less for entertainment and sports
Norway
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.74
kr96.29
|
$0.94
₫23,818
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.01
kr44.22
|
$1.86
₫47,374
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.22
kr145.65
|
$1.29
₫32,774
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.00
kr451.75
|
$24.96
₫635,206
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.96
kr142.82
|
$3.86
₫98,203
|
|
pay 28.5% less for clothing
Norway
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.39
kr863.75
|
$33.66
₫856,543
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.70
kr470.52
|
$29.49
₫750,397
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.39
kr1,095.08
|
$90.06
₫2,291,539
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.08
kr1,400.10
|
$106.00
₫2,697,156
|
|
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