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
RON39.47
|
$1.84
₫46,742
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.39
RON29.67
|
$4.33
₫110,247
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
RON8.02
|
$0.55
₫13,955
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.42
RON6.61
|
$0.34
₫8,777
|
|
pay 6.9% more for groceries
Romania
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
RON5.05
|
$0.88
₫22,488
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
RON17.47
|
$6.02
₫153,140
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.57
RON25.86
|
$5.38
₫137,032
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
RON13.83
|
$1.49
₫37,947
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
RON12.70
|
$1.52
₫38,617
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
RON2.20
|
$1.26
₫32,192
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RON3.11
|
$0.44
₫11,197
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
RON2.97
|
$0.63
₫16,142
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
RON3.91
|
$0.42
₫10,617
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
RON1.74
|
$0.49
₫12,567
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
RON1.92
|
$0.49
₫12,524
|
|
pay 19.4% less for transportation
Romania
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
RON26.37
|
$3.48
₫88,556
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.80
RON91.96
|
$6.87
₫174,773
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,308.53
RON117,532.80
|
$34,303.88
₫873,205,703
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.26
RON29.08
|
$5.70
₫145,042
|
|
pay 23.5% less for housing
Romania
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.81
RON40.90
|
$8.95
₫227,948
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.46
RON1,720.42
|
$304.25
₫7,744,596
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$263.66
RON1,224.43
|
$210.52
₫5,358,858
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.60
RON471.83
|
$43.00
₫1,094,656
|
|
pay 29.7% more for childcare
Romania
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$363.62
RON1,688.66
|
$212.34
₫5,405,039
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,956.82
RON27,663.45
|
$11,971.85
₫304,743,514
|
|
pay 48.4% less for entertainment and sports
Romania
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.02
RON9.37
|
$0.89
₫22,691
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
RON10.07
|
$1.56
₫39,802
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
RON24.52
|
$1.19
₫30,179
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.57
RON174.48
|
$22.79
₫580,180
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.14
RON28.53
|
$3.60
₫91,591
|
|
pay 13.5% less for clothing
Romania
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.54
RON276.52
|
$28.72
₫731,191
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.40
RON159.75
|
$23.06
₫587,049
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.71
RON323.73
|
$81.55
₫2,075,826
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.78
RON375.13
|
$91.83
₫2,337,642
|
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