Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 18.8% cheaper than Romania.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Romania, you would:
pay 63.7% less for restaurants
|
Romania
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.50
RON38.65
|
$1.84
₫45,576
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.39
RON29.06
|
$4.33
₫107,497
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
RON7.85
|
$0.55
₫13,607
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.42
RON6.47
|
$0.34
₫8,558
|
|
pay 6.9% more for groceries
|
Romania
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
RON4.94
|
$0.88
₫21,927
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
RON17.11
|
$6.02
₫149,321
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.57
RON25.33
|
$5.38
₫133,614
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
RON13.54
|
$1.49
₫37,000
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
RON12.44
|
$1.52
₫37,654
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
RON2.15
|
$1.26
₫31,389
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RON3.05
|
$0.44
₫10,917
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
RON2.90
|
$0.63
₫15,739
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
RON3.83
|
$0.42
₫10,352
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
RON1.70
|
$0.49
₫12,254
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
RON1.88
|
$0.49
₫12,212
|
|
pay 19.4% less for transportation
|
Romania
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
RON25.83
|
$3.48
₫86,347
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.80
RON90.07
|
$6.87
₫170,414
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,308.53
RON115,115.84
|
$34,303.88
₫851,424,673
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.26
RON28.48
|
$5.70
₫141,424
|
|
pay 23.5% less for housing
|
Romania
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.81
RON40.06
|
$8.95
₫222,262
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.46
RON1,685.04
|
$304.25
₫7,551,416
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$263.66
RON1,199.25
|
$210.52
₫5,225,188
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.60
RON462.13
|
$43.00
₫1,067,351
|
|
pay 29.7% more for childcare
|
Romania
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$363.62
RON1,653.93
|
$212.34
₫5,270,217
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,956.82
RON27,094.58
|
$11,971.85
₫297,142,066
|
|
pay 48.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Romania
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.02
RON9.18
|
$0.89
₫22,125
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
RON9.86
|
$1.56
₫38,809
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
RON24.02
|
$1.19
₫29,426
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.57
RON170.89
|
$22.79
₫565,708
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.14
RON27.94
|
$3.60
₫89,307
|
|
pay 13.5% less for clothing
|
Romania
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.54
RON270.83
|
$28.72
₫712,952
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.40
RON156.46
|
$23.06
₫572,406
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.71
RON317.08
|
$81.55
₫2,024,047
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.78
RON367.42
|
$91.83
₫2,279,332
|
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