Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 16.5% more expensive than Ulaanbaatar.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Ulaanbaatar, you would:
pay 19.2% less for restaurants
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.26
₮14,706
|
$1.96
₫47,644
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.26
₮14,706
|
$4.91
₫119,191
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
₮2,725
|
$0.59
₫14,415
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₮1,528
|
$0.38
₫9,331
|
|
pay 22.2% more for groceries
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
₮2,018
|
$1.11
₫26,836
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.32
₮11,438
|
$6.92
₫168,031
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.00
₮13,806
|
$5.46
₫132,530
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
₮5,984
|
$1.62
₫39,253
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
₮5,905
|
$1.78
₫43,247
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
₮4,363
|
$1.40
₫33,927
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
₮3,903
|
$0.52
₫12,633
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
₮4,503
|
$0.78
₫18,866
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
₮5,405
|
$0.49
₫11,998
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₮799
|
$0.55
₫13,459
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
₮1,487
|
$0.54
₫13,089
|
|
pay 64.1% more for transportation
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.92
₮10,062
|
$4.05
₫98,335
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.96
₮24,020
|
$8.00
₫194,123
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,339.87
₮56,372,549
|
$40,523.11
₫983,690,320
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.84
₮13,235
|
$5.93
₫144,065
|
|
pay 0.4% more for housing
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.08
₮41,667
|
$10.02
₫243,169
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.85
₮1,165,577
|
$364.76
₫8,854,575
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$195.76
₮675,381
|
$221.46
₫5,375,851
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.93
₮148,094
|
$41.86
₫1,016,073
|
|
pay 69.4% more for childcare
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.51
₮433,007
|
$226.70
₫5,503,205
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,399.26
₮22,077,451
|
$10,132.35
₫245,960,836
|
|
pay 28.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Vietnam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.49
₮5,147
|
$0.94
₫22,723
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
₮7,647
|
$1.86
₫45,195
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.71
₮5,882
|
$1.29
₫31,267
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.83
₮196,078
|
$24.96
₫605,986
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.26
₮14,706
|
$3.86
₫93,686
|
|
pay 7.3% more for clothing
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.25
₮135,417
|
$33.66
₫817,141
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.71
₮95,588
|
$29.49
₫715,879
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.41
₮242,919
|
$90.06
₫2,186,127
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.02
₮334,734
|
$106.00
₫2,573,085
|
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