Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 44.3% cheaper than Rome.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Rome, you would:
pay 70.6% less for restaurants
Rome
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.79
€18.23
|
$1.96
₫48,618
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.11
|
$4.91
₫121,627
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.08
|
$0.59
₫14,709
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.11
|
$0.38
₫9,522
|
|
pay 33.7% less for groceries
Rome
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.64
|
$1.11
₫27,384
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.48
€7.81
|
$6.92
₫171,465
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.93
€6.38
|
$5.46
₫135,239
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
€3.28
|
$1.62
₫40,055
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
€4.45
|
$1.78
₫44,130
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$1.40
₫34,621
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.52
₫12,892
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.02
|
$0.78
₫19,251
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.22
|
$0.49
₫12,244
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.55
₫13,734
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.73
|
$0.54
₫13,357
|
|
pay 35.1% less for transportation
Rome
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.67
€7.06
|
$4.05
₫100,345
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.48
€35.44
|
$8.00
₫198,090
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,313.45
|
$40,523.11
₫1,003,792,613
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.39
€14.18
|
$5.93
₫147,009
|
|
pay 70.8% less for housing
Rome
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.43
€28.02
|
$10.02
₫248,138
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,171.91
€1,079.27
|
$364.76
₫9,035,524
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$773.95
€712.77
|
$221.46
₫5,485,710
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.31
€159.61
|
$41.86
₫1,036,837
|
|
pay 20.6% less for childcare
Rome
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$531.12
€489.13
|
$226.70
₫5,615,666
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,734.44
€8,043.98
|
$10,132.35
₫250,987,191
|
|
pay 53.7% less for entertainment and sports
Rome
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.06
|
$0.94
₫23,187
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.54
|
$1.86
₫46,119
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.60
€6.08
|
$1.29
₫31,906
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.27
€51.82
|
$24.96
₫618,370
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.11
|
$3.86
₫95,600
|
|
pay 25.4% less for clothing
Rome
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.59
€78.83
|
$33.66
₫833,840
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.33
€33.46
|
$29.49
₫730,508
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.35
€89.66
|
$90.06
₫2,230,802
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.90
€114.11
|
$106.00
₫2,625,668
|
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