Cost of living comparison
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
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
฿12.51
|
$0.38
₫9,331
|
|
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
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
฿61.77
|
$1.62
₫39,253
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
฿37.87
|
$1.78
₫43,247
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
฿42.60
|
$1.40
₫33,927
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
฿17.83
|
$0.52
₫12,633
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
฿28.01
|
$0.78
₫18,866
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
฿20.86
|
$0.49
₫11,998
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
฿21.84
|
$0.55
₫13,459
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
฿16.26
|
$0.54
₫13,089
|
|
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
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.68
฿342.42
|
$5.93
₫144,065
|
|
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
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.43
฿1,748.21
|
$41.86
₫1,016,073
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.07
฿1,664.62
|
$24.96
₫605,986
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
฿199.20
|
$3.86
₫93,686
|
|
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
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.30
฿2,309.38
|
$106.00
₫2,573,085
|
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