Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 23.4% cheaper than Thailand overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 20.9% less in Vietnam
- Groceries
-
pay 19.3% less in Vietnam
- Transportation
-
pay 30.8% less in Vietnam
- Housing
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pay 27.2% less in Vietnam
- Childcare
-
pay 9.5% less in Vietnam
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 47.3% less in Vietnam
- Clothing
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pay 8.5% less in Vietnam
Expenses including entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, restaurants, groceries, and childcare are lower in Vietnam.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 20.9% less for restaurants
|
Thailand
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.33
THB78.18
|
$1.92
₫48,987
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.02
THB201.73
|
$4.34
₫110,738
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
THB23.61
|
$0.54
₫13,740
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
THB12.71
|
$0.33
₫8,296
|
|
pay 19.3% less for groceries
|
Thailand
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
THB46.89
|
$0.90
₫23,023
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.16
THB273.52
|
$6.05
₫154,457
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.68
THB223.99
|
$5.46
₫139,336
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
THB68.57
|
$1.46
₫37,263
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
THB43.24
|
$1.55
₫39,469
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
THB41.25
|
$1.20
₫30,557
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
THB17.44
|
$0.43
₫10,872
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
THB27.32
|
$0.57
₫14,550
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
THB22.07
|
$0.45
₫11,394
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB23.20
|
$0.48
₫12,143
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
THB17.95
|
$0.48
₫12,299
|
|
pay 30.8% less for transportation
|
Thailand
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB149.70
|
$3.47
₫88,467
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
THB852.25
|
$7.11
₫181,346
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,362.48
THB1,050,948.15
|
$35,423.92
₫903,786,964
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.67
THB323.90
|
$5.64
₫143,949
|
|
pay 27.2% less for housing
|
Thailand
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.13
THB574.17
|
$8.68
₫221,540
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$389.22
THB13,042.65
|
$297.09
₫7,579,774
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.23
THB7,547.55
|
$207.27
₫5,288,160
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.17
THB1,848.86
|
$39.91
₫1,018,275
|
|
pay 9.5% less for childcare
|
Thailand
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.66
THB11,448.88
|
$205.27
₫5,237,053
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,344.18
THB346,630.59
|
$12,496.31
₫318,824,148
|
|
pay 47.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Thailand
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
THB73.71
|
$0.88
₫22,359
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
THB63.65
|
$1.58
₫40,319
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
THB128.92
|
$1.27
₫32,294
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.79
THB1,634.99
|
$22.09
₫563,599
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
THB181.65
|
$3.38
₫86,189
|
|
pay 8.5% less for clothing
|
Thailand
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.62
THB1,294.07
|
$28.00
₫714,303
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.36
THB983.86
|
$22.19
₫566,238
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.78
THB2,773.99
|
$79.50
₫2,028,199
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.55
THB2,196.71
|
$79.86
₫2,037,446
|
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