Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 36.9% cheaper than South Korea.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of South Korea, you would:
pay 43.5% less for restaurants
South Korea
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.13
₩8,463
|
$1.96
₫49,117
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.18
₩7,150
|
$4.91
₫122,875
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
₩1,942
|
$0.59
₫14,860
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
₩932
|
$0.38
₫9,619
|
|
pay 51.5% less for groceries
South Korea
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.74
₩3,787
|
$1.11
₫27,665
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.12
₩11,209
|
$6.92
₫173,224
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
₩9,941
|
$5.46
₫136,626
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.73
₩3,771
|
$1.62
₫40,466
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
₩4,949
|
$1.78
₫44,583
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.90
₩3,999
|
$1.40
₫34,976
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.51
₩2,084
|
$0.52
₫13,024
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.66
₩3,674
|
$0.78
₫19,449
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
₩3,165
|
$0.49
₫12,369
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
₩1,928
|
$0.55
₫13,875
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
₩1,497
|
$0.54
₫13,494
|
|
pay 23.6% less for transportation
South Korea
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
₩6,799
|
$4.05
₫101,374
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.73
₩60,372
|
$8.00
₫200,122
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,660.56
₩39,568,764
|
$40,523.11
₫1,014,092,041
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.34
₩12,889
|
$5.93
₫148,517
|
|
pay 37.2% less for housing
South Korea
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.09
₩29,116
|
$10.02
₫250,684
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$392.42
₩541,778
|
$364.76
₫9,128,233
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$302.43
₩417,534
|
$221.46
₫5,541,996
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.18
₩153,490
|
$41.86
₫1,047,476
|
|
pay 40.2% less for childcare
South Korea
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.96
₩473,484
|
$226.70
₫5,673,286
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,987.50
₩26,214,143
|
$10,132.35
₫253,562,449
|
|
pay 54.8% less for entertainment and sports
South Korea
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.92
₩4,029
|
$0.94
₫23,425
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.29
₩4,541
|
$1.86
₫46,592
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.45
₩4,763
|
$1.29
₫32,233
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.03
₩60,783
|
$24.96
₫624,714
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
₩12,323
|
$3.86
₫96,581
|
|
pay 7.2% less for clothing
South Korea
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
₩66,879
|
$33.66
₫842,396
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.60
₩61,573
|
$29.49
₫738,003
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.46
₩104,176
|
$90.06
₫2,253,691
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.03
₩125,681
|
$106.00
₫2,652,608
|
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