Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 56.0% cheaper than Texas.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Texas, you would:
pay 75.6% less for restaurants
|
Texas
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.66
|
$1.84
₫45,576
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.60
|
$4.33
₫107,497
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
|
$0.55
₫13,607
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
|
$0.34
₫8,558
|
|
pay 43.5% less for groceries
|
Texas
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.97
|
$0.88
₫21,927
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.07
|
$6.02
₫149,321
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.74
|
$5.38
₫133,614
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.10
|
$1.49
₫37,000
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.08
|
$1.52
₫37,654
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.07
|
$1.26
₫31,389
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
|
$0.44
₫10,917
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.94
|
$0.63
₫15,739
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
|
$0.42
₫10,352
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
|
$0.49
₫12,254
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
|
$0.49
₫12,212
|
|
pay 33.6% less for transportation
|
Texas
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.95
|
$3.48
₫86,347
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$60.50
|
$6.87
₫170,414
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,182.43
|
$34,303.88
₫851,424,673
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.04
|
$5.70
₫141,424
|
|
pay 80.2% less for housing
|
Texas
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.80
|
$8.95
₫222,262
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,365.53
|
$304.25
₫7,551,416
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,173.17
|
$210.52
₫5,225,188
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.90
|
$43.00
₫1,067,351
|
|
pay 60.5% less for childcare
|
Texas
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,230.12
|
$212.34
₫5,270,217
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,408.62
|
$11,971.85
₫297,142,066
|
|
pay 70.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Texas
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.10
|
$0.89
₫22,125
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.98
|
$1.56
₫38,809
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.41
|
$1.19
₫29,426
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.15
|
$22.79
₫565,708
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.51
|
$3.60
₫89,307
|
|
pay 27.6% less for clothing
|
Texas
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.24
|
$28.72
₫712,952
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.55
|
$23.06
₫572,406
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.95
|
$81.55
₫2,024,047
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.82
|
$91.83
₫2,279,332
|
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