Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 60.0% cheaper than Singapore.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 57.4% less for restaurants
|
Singapore
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.52
$10.23
|
$1.96
₫49,117
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.77
$9.21
|
$4.91
₫122,875
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
$2.16
|
$0.59
₫14,860
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
$1.52
|
$0.38
₫9,619
|
|
pay 47.1% less for groceries
|
Singapore
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
$2.83
|
$1.11
₫27,665
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.38
$12.76
|
$6.92
₫173,224
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.93
$14.87
|
$5.46
₫136,626
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
$4.03
|
$1.62
₫40,466
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
$5.62
|
$1.78
₫44,583
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
$2.41
|
$1.40
₫34,976
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
$1.68
|
$0.52
₫13,024
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
$2.40
|
$0.78
₫19,449
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
$1.86
|
$0.49
₫12,369
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
$1.42
|
$0.55
₫13,875
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
$1.41
|
$0.54
₫13,494
|
|
pay 61.0% less for transportation
|
Singapore
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.83
$12.01
|
$4.05
₫101,374
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$96.26
$131.00
|
$8.00
₫200,122
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$112,798.92
$153,519.33
|
$40,523.11
₫1,014,092,041
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.02
$12.28
|
$5.93
₫148,517
|
|
pay 79.8% less for housing
|
Singapore
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.32
$49.43
|
$10.02
₫250,684
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,603.58
$4,904.47
|
$364.76
₫9,128,233
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,425.90
$3,301.65
|
$221.46
₫5,541,996
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.15
$167.60
|
$41.86
₫1,047,476
|
|
pay 72.5% less for childcare
|
Singapore
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,261.73
$1,717.21
|
$226.70
₫5,673,286
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,366.80
$37,246.22
|
$10,132.35
₫253,562,449
|
|
pay 75.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Singapore
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.52
$10.23
|
$0.94
₫23,425
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.69
$6.39
|
$1.86
₫46,592
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.28
$15.35
|
$1.29
₫32,233
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$113.03
$153.84
|
$24.96
₫624,714
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.90
$14.84
|
$3.86
₫96,581
|
|
pay 26.3% less for clothing
|
Singapore
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.80
$101.80
|
$33.66
₫842,396
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.62
$56.64
|
$29.49
₫738,003
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.10
$145.76
|
$90.06
₫2,253,691
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.86
$152.25
|
$106.00
₫2,652,608
|
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