Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 39.1% cheaper than San Jose.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of San Jose, you would:
pay 67.9% less for restaurants
San Jose
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.09
₡5,057
|
$1.96
₫49,942
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.20
₡4,611
|
$4.91
₫124,938
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
₡915
|
$0.59
₫15,110
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
₡839
|
$0.38
₫9,781
|
|
pay 25.4% less for groceries
San Jose
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
₡1,027
|
$1.11
₫28,130
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.67
₡1,839
|
$6.92
₫176,133
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
₡3,563
|
$5.46
₫138,921
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
₡1,593
|
$1.62
₫41,146
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.84
₡1,922
|
$1.78
₫45,332
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.21
₡1,109
|
$1.40
₫35,563
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
₡266
|
$0.52
₫13,243
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
₡440
|
$0.78
₫19,775
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
₡542
|
$0.49
₫12,577
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
₡491
|
$0.55
₫14,108
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
₡515
|
$0.54
₫13,720
|
|
pay 35.7% less for transportation
San Jose
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
₡3,089
|
$4.05
₫103,077
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.74
₡17,907
|
$8.00
₫203,483
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,532.30
₡16,301,969
|
$40,523.11
₫1,031,122,403
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.32
₡6,673
|
$5.93
₫151,011
|
|
pay 44.8% less for housing
San Jose
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.83
₡25,472
|
$10.02
₫254,894
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$686.22
₡343,865
|
$364.76
₫9,281,530
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$420.20
₡210,562
|
$221.46
₫5,635,066
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.00
₡22,051
|
$41.86
₫1,065,067
|
|
pay 10.3% less for childcare
San Jose
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$358.07
₡179,431
|
$226.70
₫5,768,562
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,730.45
₡4,374,839
|
$10,132.35
₫257,820,702
|
|
pay 56.5% less for entertainment and sports
San Jose
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.79
₡1,397
|
$0.94
₫23,818
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
₡1,528
|
$1.86
₫47,374
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
₡2,189
|
$1.29
₫32,774
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.66
₡30,395
|
$24.96
₫635,206
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.44
₡3,726
|
$3.86
₫98,203
|
|
pay 33.3% less for clothing
San Jose
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.11
₡42,651
|
$33.66
₫856,543
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.81
₡24,457
|
$29.49
₫750,397
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.12
₡61,195
|
$90.06
₫2,291,539
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.99
₡57,122
|
$106.00
₫2,697,156
|
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