Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 72.1% cheaper than Switzerland overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 87.0% less in Vietnam
- Groceries
-
pay 59.5% less in Vietnam
- Transportation
-
pay 60.0% less in Vietnam
- Housing
-
pay 82.2% less in Vietnam
- Childcare
-
pay 75.4% less in Vietnam
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 81.2% less in Vietnam
- Clothing
-
pay 59.4% less in Vietnam
Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, transportation, and groceries are lower in Vietnam.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Switzerland, you would:
pay 87.0% less for restaurants
Switzerland
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.66
CHF25.05
|
$1.92
₫48,155
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.97
CHF15.36
|
$4.34
₫108,857
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.67
CHF4.23
|
$0.54
₫13,507
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.13
CHF3.74
|
$0.33
₫8,155
|
|
pay 59.5% less for groceries
Switzerland
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.64
CHF3.30
|
$0.90
₫22,632
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.22
CHF11.97
|
$6.05
₫151,833
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.31
CHF6.62
|
$5.46
₫136,969
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.80
CHF6.15
|
$1.46
₫36,630
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.89
CHF11.67
|
$1.55
₫38,798
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.52
CHF1.37
|
$1.20
₫30,038
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
CHF0.93
|
$0.43
₫10,687
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
CHF1.19
|
$0.57
₫14,303
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.85
CHF2.58
|
$0.45
₫11,200
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
CHF1.01
|
$0.48
₫11,936
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.07
CHF0.97
|
$0.48
₫12,090
|
|
pay 60.0% less for transportation
Switzerland
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.83
CHF7.09
|
$3.47
₫86,964
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$114.11
CHF103.33
|
$7.11
₫178,265
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,806.66
CHF33,329.27
|
$35,423.92
₫888,431,804
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$42.03
CHF38.06
|
$5.64
₫141,503
|
|
pay 82.2% less for housing
Switzerland
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.46
CHF48.41
|
$8.68
₫217,776
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,622.75
CHF1,469.44
|
$297.09
₫7,450,995
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,411.84
CHF1,278.45
|
$207.27
₫5,198,316
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$180.02
CHF163.01
|
$39.91
₫1,000,974
|
|
pay 75.4% less for childcare
Switzerland
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,587.05
CHF2,342.63
|
$205.27
₫5,148,077
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$30,321.56
CHF27,456.87
|
$12,496.31
₫313,407,389
|
|
pay 81.2% less for entertainment and sports
Switzerland
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.82
CHF7.09
|
$0.88
₫21,979
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.42
CHF4.91
|
$1.58
₫39,634
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.09
CHF9.14
|
$1.27
₫31,745
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$88.49
CHF80.13
|
$22.09
₫554,024
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$21.15
CHF19.15
|
$3.38
₫84,725
|
|
pay 59.4% less for clothing
Switzerland
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$121.70
CHF110.20
|
$28.00
₫702,167
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.65
CHF55.83
|
$22.19
₫556,618
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$136.06
CHF123.21
|
$79.50
₫1,993,741
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$176.75
CHF160.05
|
$79.86
₫2,002,830
|
|
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