Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 2.0% cheaper than Poland.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Poland, you would:
pay 52.4% less for restaurants
|
Poland
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
zł27.73
|
$1.96
₫49,117
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
zł23.97
|
$4.91
₫122,875
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
zł5.23
|
$0.59
₫14,860
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
zł4.63
|
$0.38
₫9,619
|
|
pay 47.8% more for groceries
|
Poland
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
zł3.78
|
$1.11
₫27,665
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
zł13.46
|
$6.92
₫173,224
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
zł11.35
|
$5.46
₫136,626
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
zł10.02
|
$1.62
₫40,466
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
zł8.85
|
$1.78
₫44,583
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
zł1.54
|
$1.40
₫34,976
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
zł2.21
|
$0.52
₫13,024
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
zł2.53
|
$0.78
₫19,449
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
zł4.63
|
$0.49
₫12,369
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
zł1.18
|
$0.55
₫13,875
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
zł1.50
|
$0.54
₫13,494
|
|
pay 0.9% more for transportation
|
Poland
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
zł22.90
|
$4.05
₫101,374
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
zł96.36
|
$8.00
₫200,122
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
zł79,742.26
|
$40,523.11
₫1,014,092,041
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
zł25.45
|
$5.93
₫148,517
|
|
pay 41.0% less for housing
|
Poland
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
zł52.15
|
$10.02
₫250,684
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
zł1,934.59
|
$364.76
₫9,128,233
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
zł1,639.59
|
$221.46
₫5,541,996
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
zł598.69
|
$41.86
₫1,047,476
|
|
pay 63.0% more for childcare
|
Poland
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
zł920.87
|
$226.70
₫5,673,286
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
zł18,004.82
|
$10,132.35
₫253,562,449
|
|
pay 38.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Poland
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
zł9.42
|
$0.94
₫23,425
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
zł9.87
|
$1.86
₫46,592
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
zł16.64
|
$1.29
₫32,233
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
zł110.63
|
$24.96
₫624,714
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
zł22.68
|
$3.86
₫96,581
|
|
pay 6.5% more for clothing
|
Poland
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
zł260.54
|
$33.66
₫842,396
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
zł122.23
|
$29.49
₫738,003
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
zł267.49
|
$90.06
₫2,253,691
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
zł303.20
|
$106.00
₫2,652,608
|
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