Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 11.1% more expensive than Ulaanbaatar.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Ulaanbaatar, you would:
pay 22.9% less for restaurants
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.83
₮15,150
|
$2.06
₫48,141
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.59
₮14,392
|
$4.84
₫112,942
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
₮2,785
|
$0.58
₫13,580
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₮1,288
|
$0.39
₫9,096
|
|
pay 17.2% more for groceries
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
₮1,824
|
$0.90
₫20,991
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.68
₮11,531
|
$7.20
₫168,169
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.84
₮12,043
|
$5.41
₫126,440
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.71
₮5,373
|
$1.42
₫33,267
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.00
₮6,283
|
$1.65
₫38,624
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
₮3,717
|
$1.25
₫29,146
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
₮3,613
|
$0.50
₫11,620
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
₮3,932
|
$0.72
₫16,929
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
₮4,169
|
$0.43
₫10,049
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
₮608
|
$0.55
₫12,872
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
₮1,342
|
$0.47
₫11,025
|
|
pay 43.2% more for transportation
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.30
₮10,333
|
$4.22
₫98,459
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.89
₮24,745
|
$7.61
₫177,802
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,528.18
₮58,074,251
|
$41,229.46
₫962,855,151
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.35
₮13,635
|
$5.48
₫127,937
|
|
pay 12.5% more for housing
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.87
₮37,190
|
$10.34
₫241,536
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.10
₮906,157
|
$370.83
₫8,660,137
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$167.67
₮525,550
|
$231.89
₫5,415,472
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.01
₮150,493
|
$46.24
₫1,079,874
|
|
pay 42.3% more for childcare
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$131.58
₮412,411
|
$170.02
₫3,970,476
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,766.81
₮21,209,727
|
$10,518.96
₫245,655,321
|
|
pay 25.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
₮5,050
|
$0.90
₫21,133
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
₮7,285
|
$1.83
₫42,627
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.61
₮5,050
|
$1.33
₫31,156
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.83
₮196,947
|
$23.21
₫542,028
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.22
₮10,100
|
$3.82
₫89,151
|
|
pay 10.8% more for clothing
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.87
₮159,434
|
$36.93
₫862,358
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.46
₮89,216
|
$35.21
₫822,265
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.81
₮225,083
|
$92.94
₫2,170,558
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.26
₮239,030
|
$89.47
₫2,089,331
|
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