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
PLN35.17
|
$1.84
₫46,742
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
PLN29.59
|
$4.33
₫110,247
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
PLN6.92
|
$0.55
₫13,955
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
PLN5.59
|
$0.34
₫8,777
|
|
pay 8.6% more for groceries
Poland
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
PLN4.70
|
$0.88
₫22,488
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PLN16.98
|
$6.02
₫153,140
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.59
PLN14.44
|
$5.38
₫137,032
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
PLN11.49
|
$1.49
₫37,947
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
PLN10.99
|
$1.52
₫38,617
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.72
|
$1.26
₫32,192
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
PLN2.81
|
$0.44
₫11,197
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN3.01
|
$0.63
₫16,142
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
PLN4.51
|
$0.42
₫10,617
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
PLN1.41
|
$0.49
₫12,567
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
PLN2.04
|
$0.49
₫12,524
|
|
pay 34.2% less for transportation
Poland
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
PLN25.43
|
$3.48
₫88,556
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.45
PLN118.54
|
$6.87
₫174,773
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,312.40
PLN122,004.17
|
$34,303.88
₫873,205,703
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.94
PLN31.97
|
$5.70
₫145,042
|
|
pay 55.2% less for housing
Poland
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.69
PLN59.13
|
$8.95
₫227,948
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$591.18
PLN2,379.44
|
$304.25
₫7,744,596
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.23
PLN1,932.86
|
$210.52
₫5,358,858
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.71
PLN763.56
|
$43.00
₫1,094,656
|
|
pay 31.9% more for childcare
Poland
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.71
PLN1,214.33
|
$212.34
₫5,405,039
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,191.48
PLN24,920.06
|
$11,971.85
₫304,743,514
|
|
pay 53.6% less for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.18
PLN12.79
|
$0.89
₫22,691
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
PLN12.10
|
$1.56
₫39,802
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
PLN18.64
|
$1.19
₫30,179
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.65
PLN127.37
|
$22.79
₫580,180
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.64
PLN26.72
|
$3.60
₫91,591
|
|
pay 25.0% less for clothing
Poland
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.35
PLN307.30
|
$28.72
₫731,191
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.00
PLN148.93
|
$23.06
₫587,049
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.47
PLN327.89
|
$81.55
₫2,075,826
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.91
PLN369.94
|
$91.83
₫2,337,642
|
|
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