Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 8.6% cheaper than Thailand.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 2.8% more for restaurants
|
Thailand
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.81
฿64.93
|
$2.06
₫48,141
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.71
฿205.36
|
$4.84
₫112,942
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
฿23.01
|
$0.58
₫13,580
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
฿11.51
|
$0.39
₫9,096
|
|
pay 0.8% more for groceries
|
Thailand
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
฿48.22
|
$0.90
₫20,991
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.53
฿270.71
|
$7.20
₫168,169
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
฿225.43
|
$5.41
₫126,440
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.55
฿55.84
|
$1.42
₫33,267
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.98
฿35.05
|
$1.65
₫38,624
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
฿38.99
|
$1.25
₫29,146
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
฿18.86
|
$0.50
₫11,620
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
฿27.81
|
$0.72
₫16,929
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
฿19.93
|
$0.43
₫10,049
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
฿19.10
|
$0.55
₫12,872
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
฿14.84
|
$0.47
₫11,025
|
|
pay 17.9% less for transportation
|
Thailand
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
฿166.86
|
$4.22
₫98,459
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.16
฿832.34
|
$7.61
₫177,802
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,407.71
฿1,200,658.11
|
$41,229.46
₫962,855,151
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.73
฿242.01
|
$5.48
₫127,937
|
|
pay 4.0% more for housing
|
Thailand
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.03
฿683.94
|
$10.34
₫241,536
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.36
฿10,399.31
|
$370.83
₫8,660,137
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$182.40
฿6,555.43
|
$231.89
₫5,415,472
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.42
฿1,560.34
|
$46.24
₫1,079,874
|
|
pay 29.6% less for childcare
|
Thailand
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$382.69
฿13,753.65
|
$170.02
₫3,970,476
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,907.98
฿392,028.01
|
$10,518.96
₫245,655,321
|
|
pay 36.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Thailand
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.92
฿68.88
|
$0.90
₫21,133
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
฿61.67
|
$1.83
₫42,627
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.52
฿126.37
|
$1.33
₫31,156
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.86
฿1,612.18
|
$23.21
₫542,028
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.07
฿182.07
|
$3.82
₫89,151
|
|
pay 15.8% more for clothing
|
Thailand
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.03
฿1,654.36
|
$36.93
₫862,358
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.05
฿1,007.97
|
$35.21
₫822,265
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.52
฿2,822.09
|
$92.94
₫2,170,558
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.24
฿2,308.63
|
$89.47
₫2,089,331
|
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