Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 4.5 times more expensive than Pakistan.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Pakistan, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Pakistan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.98
Rs273
|
$1.96
₫49,942
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.67
Rs742
|
$4.91
₫124,938
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
Rs48
|
$0.59
₫15,110
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.13
Rs36
|
$0.38
₫9,781
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for groceries
|
Pakistan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
Rs91
|
$1.11
₫28,130
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
Rs595
|
$6.92
₫176,133
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.71
Rs475
|
$5.46
₫138,921
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.81
Rs225
|
$1.62
₫41,146
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.74
Rs205
|
$1.78
₫45,332
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.32
Rs89
|
$1.40
₫35,563
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.18
Rs50
|
$0.52
₫13,243
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.25
Rs70
|
$0.78
₫19,775
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
Rs49
|
$0.49
₫12,577
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.09
Rs26
|
$0.55
₫14,108
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
Rs35
|
$0.54
₫13,720
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Pakistan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.55
Rs708
|
$4.05
₫103,077
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$5.51
Rs1,531
|
$8.00
₫203,483
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,243.87
Rs2,844,658
|
$40,523.11
₫1,031,122,403
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.80
Rs501
|
$5.93
₫151,011
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
|
Pakistan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.57
Rs4,879
|
$10.02
₫254,894
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$57.96
Rs16,096
|
$364.76
₫9,281,530
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$36.22
Rs10,059
|
$221.46
₫5,635,066
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.70
Rs9,082
|
$41.86
₫1,065,067
|
|
pay 14.2 times more for childcare
|
Pakistan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$19.40
Rs5,388
|
$226.70
₫5,768,562
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$607.98
Rs168,831
|
$10,132.35
₫257,820,702
|
|
pay 77.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Pakistan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.69
Rs470
|
$0.94
₫23,818
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.92
Rs255
|
$1.86
₫47,374
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.85
Rs237
|
$1.29
₫32,774
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$7.61
Rs2,113
|
$24.96
₫635,206
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.54
Rs704
|
$3.86
₫98,203
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for clothing
|
Pakistan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.53
Rs2,924
|
$33.66
₫856,543
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.64
Rs3,787
|
$29.49
₫750,397
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.17
Rs8,377
|
$90.06
₫2,291,539
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$22.47
Rs6,241
|
$106.00
₫2,697,156
|
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