Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 27.6% cheaper than Poland.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Poland, you would:
pay 65.8% less for restaurants
|
Poland
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.74
PLN33.70
|
$1.84
₫45,128
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
PLN28.35
|
$4.33
₫106,440
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
PLN6.63
|
$0.55
₫13,473
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
PLN5.35
|
$0.34
₫8,474
|
|
pay 8.6% more for groceries
|
Poland
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
PLN4.50
|
$0.88
₫21,712
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PLN16.27
|
$6.02
₫147,853
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.59
PLN13.83
|
$5.38
₫132,300
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
PLN11.01
|
$1.49
₫36,636
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
PLN10.53
|
$1.52
₫37,284
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.65
|
$1.26
₫31,080
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
PLN2.69
|
$0.44
₫10,810
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN2.88
|
$0.63
₫15,585
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
PLN4.32
|
$0.42
₫10,250
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
PLN1.35
|
$0.49
₫12,133
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
PLN1.95
|
$0.49
₫12,092
|
|
pay 34.2% less for transportation
|
Poland
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
PLN24.37
|
$3.48
₫85,498
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.45
PLN113.59
|
$6.87
₫168,738
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,312.40
PLN116,905.20
|
$34,303.88
₫843,054,390
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.94
PLN30.63
|
$5.70
₫140,033
|
|
pay 55.2% less for housing
|
Poland
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.69
PLN56.66
|
$8.95
₫220,077
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$591.18
PLN2,279.99
|
$304.25
₫7,477,179
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.23
PLN1,852.08
|
$210.52
₫5,173,820
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.71
PLN731.65
|
$43.00
₫1,056,858
|
|
pay 31.9% more for childcare
|
Poland
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.71
PLN1,163.58
|
$212.34
₫5,218,406
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,191.48
PLN23,878.57
|
$11,971.85
₫294,220,888
|
|
pay 53.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Poland
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.18
PLN12.26
|
$0.89
₫21,907
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
PLN11.59
|
$1.56
₫38,427
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
PLN17.86
|
$1.19
₫29,137
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.65
PLN122.05
|
$22.79
₫560,147
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.64
PLN25.60
|
$3.60
₫88,429
|
|
pay 25.0% less for clothing
|
Poland
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.35
PLN294.46
|
$28.72
₫705,943
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.00
PLN142.71
|
$23.06
₫566,779
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.47
PLN314.19
|
$81.55
₫2,004,149
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.91
PLN354.48
|
$91.83
₫2,256,924
|
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