Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 5.7% more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Russia, you would:
pay 30.1% less for restaurants
Russia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.85
RUB652.35
|
$1.84
₫46,213
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.21
RUB400.43
|
$4.33
₫108,998
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
RUB80.19
|
$0.55
₫13,797
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB38.72
|
$0.34
₫8,677
|
|
pay 45.2% more for groceries
Russia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
RUB46.35
|
$0.88
₫22,234
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
RUB374.16
|
$6.02
₫151,406
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.21
RUB305.21
|
$5.38
₫135,480
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
RUB115.58
|
$1.49
₫37,517
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
RUB164.02
|
$1.52
₫38,180
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB53.53
|
$1.26
₫31,827
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB53.22
|
$0.44
₫11,070
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RUB71.13
|
$0.63
₫15,959
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
RUB85.89
|
$0.42
₫10,496
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB20.95
|
$0.49
₫12,425
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB20.81
|
$0.49
₫12,382
|
|
pay 10.3% more for transportation
Russia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.21
RUB210.39
|
$3.48
₫87,553
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.07
RUB1,814.50
|
$6.87
₫172,794
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,869.86
RUB2,747,559.32
|
$34,303.88
₫863,316,840
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.42
RUB420.84
|
$5.70
₫143,399
|
|
pay 0.3% less for housing
Russia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.26
RUB596.01
|
$8.95
₫225,366
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$317.16
RUB30,184.46
|
$304.25
₫7,656,890
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.57
RUB20,705.97
|
$210.52
₫5,298,170
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.11
RUB6,482.50
|
$43.00
₫1,082,259
|
|
pay 57.6% more for childcare
Russia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.06
RUB20,181.76
|
$212.34
₫5,343,828
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,562.55
RUB529,390.36
|
$11,971.85
₫301,292,360
|
|
pay 26.1% less for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
RUB142.58
|
$0.89
₫22,434
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
RUB163.43
|
$1.56
₫39,351
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
RUB208.71
|
$1.19
₫29,837
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.01
RUB2,760.49
|
$22.79
₫573,610
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.18
RUB397.81
|
$3.60
₫90,554
|
|
pay 16.6% less for clothing
Russia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.04
RUB5,523.75
|
$28.72
₫722,911
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.63
RUB3,486.40
|
$23.06
₫580,401
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.11
RUB7,433.53
|
$81.55
₫2,052,318
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.83
RUB7,502.29
|
$91.83
₫2,311,168
|
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