Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 52.2% cheaper than Ottawa.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Ottawa, you would:
pay 71.3% less for restaurants
Ottawa
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.44
CA$25.12
|
$1.96
₫48,618
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.85
CA$12.06
|
$4.91
₫121,627
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
CA$3.13
|
$0.59
₫14,709
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
CA$2.28
|
$0.38
₫9,522
|
|
pay 35.7% less for groceries
Ottawa
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.34
CA$3.18
|
$1.11
₫27,384
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.00
CA$8.17
|
$6.92
₫171,465
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.68
CA$10.46
|
$5.46
₫135,239
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
CA$4.29
|
$1.62
₫40,055
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
CA$7.11
|
$1.78
₫44,130
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
CA$2.34
|
$1.40
₫34,621
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
CA$0.74
|
$0.52
₫12,892
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
CA$1.81
|
$0.78
₫19,251
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.55
CA$2.12
|
$0.49
₫12,244
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
CA$1.19
|
$0.55
₫13,734
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
CA$1.29
|
$0.54
₫13,357
|
|
pay 19.2% less for transportation
Ottawa
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.28
CA$7.20
|
$4.05
₫100,345
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.56
CA$126.11
|
$8.00
₫198,090
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,543.49
CA$26,628.99
|
$40,523.11
₫1,003,792,613
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.54
CA$26.63
|
$5.93
₫147,009
|
|
pay 75.7% less for housing
Ottawa
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.08
CA$84.59
|
$10.02
₫248,138
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,303.57
CA$1,776.18
|
$364.76
₫9,035,524
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,141.60
CA$1,555.49
|
$221.46
₫5,485,710
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.67
CA$168.51
|
$41.86
₫1,036,837
|
|
pay 64.4% less for childcare
Ottawa
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,128.36
CA$1,537.45
|
$226.70
₫5,615,666
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,820.05
CA$27,005.81
|
$10,132.35
₫250,987,191
|
|
pay 70.1% less for entertainment and sports
Ottawa
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.90
CA$8.04
|
$0.94
₫23,187
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.07
CA$5.54
|
$1.86
₫46,119
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.06
CA$15.07
|
$1.29
₫31,906
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.52
CA$78.37
|
$24.96
₫618,370
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.80
CA$16.08
|
$3.86
₫95,600
|
|
pay 29.3% less for clothing
Ottawa
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.22
CA$83.42
|
$33.66
₫833,840
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.10
CA$68.27
|
$29.49
₫730,508
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.91
CA$130.68
|
$90.06
₫2,230,802
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$141.14
CA$192.31
|
$106.00
₫2,625,668
|
|
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