Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 22.1% more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 12.9% less for restaurants
|
Ukraine
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.28
₴156.05
|
$2.06
₫48,141
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.21
₴124.34
|
$4.84
₫112,942
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
₴16.18
|
$0.58
₫13,580
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₴13.00
|
$0.39
₫9,096
|
|
pay 71.4% more for groceries
|
Ukraine
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
₴18.56
|
$0.90
₫20,991
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.65
₴107.81
|
$7.20
₫168,169
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.62
₴107.00
|
$5.41
₫126,440
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.35
₴39.85
|
$1.42
₫33,267
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.83
₴53.98
|
$1.65
₫38,624
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.29
₴8.59
|
$1.25
₫29,146
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
₴13.94
|
$0.50
₫11,620
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
₴15.77
|
$0.72
₫16,929
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
₴24.57
|
$0.43
₫10,049
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
₴5.69
|
$0.55
₫12,872
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
₴7.31
|
$0.47
₫11,025
|
|
pay 32.2% more for transportation
|
Ukraine
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.09
₴120.78
|
$4.22
₫98,459
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.55
₴252.43
|
$7.61
₫177,802
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,875.02
₴675,723.69
|
$41,229.46
₫962,855,151
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.50
₴103.47
|
$5.48
₫127,937
|
|
pay 30.3% more for housing
|
Ukraine
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.19
₴153.34
|
$10.34
₫241,536
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.51
₴8,108.97
|
$370.83
₫8,660,137
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$180.92
₴5,344.37
|
$231.89
₫5,415,472
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.80
₴2,327.64
|
$46.24
₫1,079,874
|
|
pay 30.9% more for childcare
|
Ukraine
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$221.42
₴6,540.56
|
$170.02
₫3,970,476
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,681.81
₴167,839.55
|
$10,518.96
₫245,655,321
|
|
pay 5.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ukraine
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
₴29.82
|
$0.90
₫21,133
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.05
₴31.04
|
$1.83
₫42,627
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
₴65.82
|
$1.33
₫31,156
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.36
₴660.37
|
$23.21
₫542,028
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.81
₴112.66
|
$3.82
₫89,151
|
|
pay 2.4% less for clothing
|
Ukraine
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.48
₴1,491.03
|
$36.93
₫862,358
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.48
₴1,048.13
|
$35.21
₫822,265
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.79
₴2,386.45
|
$92.94
₫2,170,558
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.66
₴2,560.01
|
$89.47
₫2,089,331
|
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