Vietnam is 10.1% cheaper than Thailand.

If you lived in Vietnam instead of Thailand, you would:

pay 5.3% less for restaurants

 
Thailand
Vietnam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.08
฿73.62
$1.96
₫47,644
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.66
฿200.01
$4.91
₫119,191
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.67
฿23.61
$0.59
₫14,415

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pay 1.2% more for groceries

 
Thailand
Vietnam
Bread
1 loaf
$1.48
฿52.46
$1.11
₫26,836
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.99
฿282.65
$6.92
₫168,031
Milk (1 gallon) $6.46
฿228.38
$5.46
₫132,530

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pay 21.9% less for transportation

 
Thailand
Vietnam
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.57
฿161.58
$4.05
₫98,335
Monthly public transit pass $24.32
฿860.03
$8.00
₫194,123
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $31,287.73
฿1,106,576.03
$40,523.11
₫983,690,320

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pay 6.2% less for housing

 
Thailand
Vietnam
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$17.10
฿604.77
$10.02
₫243,169
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $290.79
฿10,284.65
$364.76
₫8,854,575
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $207.49
฿7,338.32
$221.46
₫5,375,851

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pay 15.0% less for childcare

 
Thailand
Vietnam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $334.45
฿11,828.87
$226.70
₫5,503,205
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,908.05
฿350,425.26
$10,132.35
₫245,960,836

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pay 39.6% less for entertainment and sports

 
Thailand
Vietnam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.90
฿67.14
$0.94
₫22,723
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.94
฿68.77
$1.86
₫45,195
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.61
฿127.79
$1.29
₫31,267

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pay 16.1% more for clothing

 
Thailand
Vietnam
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$40.39
฿1,428.54
$33.66
₫817,141
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$27.03
฿955.98
$29.49
₫715,879
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$82.02
฿2,900.89
$90.06
₫2,186,127

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