Cost of living comparison
compared to
Vietnam vs. Russia Cost of Living Summary
Vietnam is 29.5% cheaper than Russia overall.
Vietnam vs. Russia Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Russia, you would:
pay 66.3% less for restaurants
|
Russia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.83
RUB922.10
|
$1.93
₫49,974
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.39
RUB544.32
|
$4.06
₫105K
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
RUB98.55
|
$0.50
₫13,024
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
RUB50.78
|
$0.30
₫7,716
|
|
Russia vs. Vietnam - Cost of restaurants
pay 1.5% less for groceries
|
Russia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.77
RUB65.31
|
$0.96
₫24,830
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.51
RUB469.07
|
$5.37
₫139K
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.39
RUB373.62
|
$5.69
₫147K
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
RUB133.76
|
$1.51
₫39,116
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
RUB208.09
|
$1.71
₫44,338
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.84
RUB71.53
|
$1.32
₫34,275
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
RUB68.33
|
$0.51
₫13,160
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
RUB69.28
|
$0.61
₫15,885
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
RUB112.90
|
$0.55
₫14,324
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
RUB30.07
|
$0.50
₫12,825
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
RUB24.24
|
$0.51
₫13,290
|
|
Russia vs. Vietnam - Cost of groceries
pay 24.6% less for transportation
|
Russia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.08
RUB262.56
|
$3.36
₫87,104
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.17
RUB2,058.68
|
$7.12
₫184K
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,081.81
RUB3M
|
$30,715.02
₫795M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.45
RUB464.05
|
$5.75
₫149K
|
|
Russia vs. Vietnam - Cost of transportation
pay 25.5% less for housing
|
Russia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.47
RUB721.45
|
$8.92
₫231K
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.53
RUB42,284.26
|
$387.95
₫10M
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$335.29
RUB28,553.24
|
$257.72
₫7M
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$92.30
RUB7,859.90
|
$49.62
₫1M
|
|
Russia vs. Vietnam - Cost of housing
pay 8.3% more for childcare
|
Russia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$402.75
RUB34,297.77
|
$321.30
₫8M
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,958.40
RUB848K
|
$14,628.65
₫379M
|
|
Russia vs. Vietnam - Cost of childcare
pay 48.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Russia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.06
RUB175.30
|
$0.91
₫23,581
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.73
RUB232.62
|
$1.63
₫42,242
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.85
RUB242.83
|
$1.36
₫35,114
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.43
RUB3,187.46
|
$20.59
₫533K
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.26
RUB533.00
|
$3.14
₫81,327
|
|
Russia vs. Vietnam - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 45.7% less for clothing
|
Russia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.60
RUB7,119.20
|
$41.00
₫1M
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.20
RUB4,700.70
|
$24.08
₫623K
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.97
RUB10,727.38
|
$76.97
₫2M
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.42
RUB9,488.62
|
$74.18
₫2M
|
|
Russia vs. Vietnam - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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