Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 16.5% more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 26.6% less for restaurants
Ukraine
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.53
UAH224.03
|
$1.84
₫46,742
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.04
UAH204.34
|
$4.33
₫110,247
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
UAH24.54
|
$0.55
₫13,955
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
UAH16.63
|
$0.34
₫8,777
|
|
pay 50.3% more for groceries
Ukraine
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
UAH23.96
|
$0.88
₫22,488
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.81
UAH154.56
|
$6.02
₫153,140
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
UAH148.16
|
$5.38
₫137,032
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.72
UAH69.63
|
$1.49
₫37,947
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
UAH69.51
|
$1.52
₫38,617
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH11.85
|
$1.26
₫32,192
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UAH26.97
|
$0.44
₫11,197
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
UAH27.31
|
$0.63
₫16,142
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
UAH33.46
|
$0.42
₫10,617
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
UAH8.64
|
$0.49
₫12,567
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
UAH13.36
|
$0.49
₫12,524
|
|
pay 2.4% more for transportation
Ukraine
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.08
UAH205.79
|
$3.48
₫88,556
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.14
UAH410.80
|
$6.87
₫174,773
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,914.31
UAH1,090,561.00
|
$34,303.88
₫873,205,703
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.91
UAH158.31
|
$5.70
₫145,042
|
|
pay 13.1% more for housing
Ukraine
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.56
UAH225.23
|
$8.95
₫227,948
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.46
UAH11,364.30
|
$304.25
₫7,744,596
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.50
UAH7,678.33
|
$210.52
₫5,358,858
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.87
UAH2,426.04
|
$43.00
₫1,094,656
|
|
pay 87.8% more for childcare
Ukraine
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.96
UAH9,763.53
|
$212.34
₫5,405,039
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,166.24
UAH168,814.81
|
$11,971.85
₫304,743,514
|
|
pay 1.3% less for entertainment and sports
Ukraine
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
UAH41.43
|
$0.89
₫22,691
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.09
UAH44.32
|
$1.56
₫39,802
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.12
UAH85.86
|
$1.19
₫30,179
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.75
UAH840.74
|
$22.79
₫580,180
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
UAH149.41
|
$3.60
₫91,591
|
|
pay 10.4% less for clothing
Ukraine
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.47
UAH1,923.55
|
$28.72
₫731,191
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.04
UAH1,257.73
|
$23.06
₫587,049
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.91
UAH2,913.66
|
$81.55
₫2,075,826
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.50
UAH3,383.21
|
$91.83
₫2,337,642
|
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