Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 11.4 times more expensive than Tonga.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Tonga, you would:
pay 74.2% less for restaurants
Tonga
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.44
TOP19.94
|
$1.84
₫46,742
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.27
TOP21.91
|
$4.33
₫110,247
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
TOP6.31
|
$0.55
₫13,955
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
TOP5.65
|
$0.34
₫8,777
|
|
pay 29.7% less for groceries
Tonga
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
TOP2.43
|
$0.88
₫22,488
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
TOP9.80
|
$6.02
₫153,140
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
TOP14.21
|
$5.38
₫137,032
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
TOP11.96
|
$1.49
₫37,947
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TOP6.41
|
$1.52
₫38,617
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.26
|
$1.26
₫32,192
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.26
|
$0.44
₫11,197
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
TOP2.41
|
$0.63
₫16,142
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
TOP3.32
|
$0.42
₫10,617
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
TOP2.94
|
$0.49
₫12,567
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
TOP2.03
|
$0.49
₫12,524
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Tonga
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
TOP11.32
|
$3.48
₫88,556
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$6.87
₫174,773
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,904.72
TOP13,957.08
|
$34,303.88
₫873,205,703
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$70.65
TOP166.99
|
$5.70
₫145,042
|
|
pay 87.0% less for housing
Tonga
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.53
TOP299.08
|
$8.95
₫227,948
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$304.25
₫7,744,596
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$210.52
₫5,358,858
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$225.77
TOP533.65
|
$43.00
₫1,094,656
|
|
pay 71.9 times more for childcare
Tonga
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.66
TOP259.20
|
$212.34
₫5,405,039
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$84.35
TOP199.39
|
$11,971.85
₫304,743,514
|
|
pay 50.2% less for entertainment and sports
Tonga
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
TOP7.98
|
$0.89
₫22,691
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
TOP6.98
|
$1.56
₫39,802
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.12
TOP23.93
|
$1.19
₫30,179
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
TOP49.85
|
$22.79
₫580,180
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.60
₫91,591
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for clothing
Tonga
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.22
TOP9.97
|
$28.72
₫731,191
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$10.54
TOP24.92
|
$23.06
₫587,049
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.09
TOP49.85
|
$81.55
₫2,075,826
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.52
TOP69.79
|
$91.83
₫2,337,642
|
|
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