Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 50.5% cheaper than Toronto.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Toronto, you would:
pay 70.9% less for restaurants
|
Toronto
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.05
CA$23.32
|
$1.96
₫49,967
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.59
CA$13.11
|
$4.91
₫125,002
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
CA$2.73
|
$0.59
₫15,117
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
CA$2.19
|
$0.38
₫9,786
|
|
pay 41.5% less for groceries
|
Toronto
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.55
CA$3.49
|
$1.11
₫28,144
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.75
CA$7.86
|
$6.92
₫176,223
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.26
CA$14.04
|
$5.46
₫138,992
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.25
CA$4.44
|
$1.62
₫41,167
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.37
CA$7.35
|
$1.78
₫45,355
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.66
CA$2.27
|
$1.40
₫35,582
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
CA$0.79
|
$0.52
₫13,249
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
CA$2.15
|
$0.78
₫19,785
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
CA$2.34
|
$0.49
₫12,583
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
CA$1.64
|
$0.55
₫14,115
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
CA$1.68
|
$0.54
₫13,727
|
|
pay 17.4% less for transportation
|
Toronto
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
CA$6.14
|
$4.05
₫103,129
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$115.05
CA$157.37
|
$8.00
₫203,586
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,387.22
CA$29,254.51
|
$40,523.11
₫1,031,647,414
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.58
CA$18.57
|
$5.93
₫151,088
|
|
pay 77.2% less for housing
|
Toronto
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.44
CA$77.20
|
$10.02
₫255,024
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,805.31
CA$2,469.40
|
$364.76
₫9,286,256
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,537.93
CA$2,103.66
|
$221.46
₫5,637,936
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.54
CA$147.09
|
$41.86
₫1,065,609
|
|
pay 62.8% less for childcare
|
Toronto
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,120.86
CA$1,533.16
|
$226.70
₫5,771,499
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,675.89
CA$25,545.81
|
$10,132.35
₫257,951,975
|
|
pay 67.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Toronto
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.90
CA$8.07
|
$0.94
₫23,831
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.73
CA$5.10
|
$1.86
₫47,398
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.87
CA$17.60
|
$1.29
₫32,791
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.70
CA$65.25
|
$24.96
₫635,529
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.43
CA$15.64
|
$3.86
₫98,253
|
|
pay 16.1% less for clothing
|
Toronto
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.32
CA$79.78
|
$33.66
₫856,979
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.25
CA$50.95
|
$29.49
₫750,779
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.77
CA$124.16
|
$90.06
₫2,292,706
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.66
CA$145.89
|
$106.00
₫2,698,529
|
|
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