Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 44.8% cheaper than Seoul.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Seoul, you would:
pay 51.4% less for restaurants
Seoul
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.84
₩9,397
|
$1.96
₫49,942
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.08
₩8,353
|
$4.91
₫124,938
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
₩2,149
|
$0.59
₫15,110
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₩1,124
|
$0.38
₫9,781
|
|
pay 54.9% less for groceries
Seoul
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
₩4,361
|
$1.11
₫28,130
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
₩7,857
|
$6.92
₫176,133
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.47
₩11,643
|
$5.46
₫138,921
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.83
₩5,267
|
$1.62
₫41,146
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.85
₩6,668
|
$1.78
₫45,332
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.90
₩3,980
|
$1.40
₫35,563
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.67
₩2,291
|
$0.52
₫13,243
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.82
₩3,870
|
$0.78
₫19,775
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
₩3,801
|
$0.49
₫12,577
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
₩2,314
|
$0.55
₫14,108
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.38
₩1,893
|
$0.54
₫13,720
|
|
pay 28.2% less for transportation
Seoul
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.41
₩7,434
|
$4.05
₫103,077
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.78
₩57,426
|
$8.00
₫203,483
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,904.23
₩43,852,200
|
$40,523.11
₫1,031,122,403
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.96
₩12,320
|
$5.93
₫151,011
|
|
pay 59.8% less for housing
Seoul
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.92
₩30,123
|
$10.02
₫254,894
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$768.77
₩1,056,673
|
$364.76
₫9,281,530
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$592.83
₩814,848
|
$221.46
₫5,635,066
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.80
₩190,774
|
$41.86
₫1,065,067
|
|
pay 43.1% less for childcare
Seoul
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$384.99
₩529,163
|
$226.70
₫5,768,562
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,449.76
₩25,359,102
|
$10,132.35
₫257,820,702
|
|
pay 61.2% less for entertainment and sports
Seoul
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.80
₩5,220
|
$0.94
₫23,818
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.92
₩5,395
|
$1.86
₫47,374
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.42
₩4,698
|
$1.29
₫32,774
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.16
₩71,697
|
$24.96
₫635,206
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.63
₩14,617
|
$3.86
₫98,203
|
|
pay 14.8% less for clothing
Seoul
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.78
₩83,536
|
$33.66
₫856,543
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.57
₩59,892
|
$29.49
₫750,397
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.02
₩98,985
|
$90.06
₫2,291,539
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.47
₩157,334
|
$106.00
₫2,697,156
|
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