Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 59.4% cheaper than United States overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 77.5% less in Vietnam
- Groceries
-
pay 49.2% less in Vietnam
- Transportation
-
pay 37.3% less in Vietnam
- Housing
-
pay 81.9% less in Vietnam
- Childcare
-
pay 64.3% less in Vietnam
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 74.3% less in Vietnam
- Clothing
-
pay 31.2% less in Vietnam
Expenses including housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, childcare, groceries, and transportation are lower in Vietnam.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of United States, you would:
pay 77.5% less for restaurants
|
United States
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.59
|
$1.92
₫50,025
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.47
|
$4.34
₫113,084
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
|
$0.54
₫14,031
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
|
$0.33
₫8,472
|
|
pay 49.2% less for groceries
|
United States
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.49
|
$0.90
₫23,511
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.33
|
$6.05
₫157,729
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.91
|
$5.46
₫142,288
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
|
$1.46
₫38,052
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
|
$1.55
₫40,305
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.33
|
$1.20
₫31,205
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
|
$0.43
₫11,102
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.00
|
$0.57
₫14,858
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.16
|
$0.45
₫11,635
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
|
$0.48
₫12,400
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.38
|
$0.48
₫12,559
|
|
pay 37.3% less for transportation
|
United States
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
|
$3.47
₫90,341
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.15
|
$7.11
₫185,188
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,583.67
|
$35,423.92
₫922,934,698
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.81
|
$5.64
₫146,998
|
|
pay 81.9% less for housing
|
United States
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.50
|
$8.68
₫226,233
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,655.99
|
$297.09
₫7,740,360
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,423.40
|
$207.27
₫5,400,196
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.34
|
$39.91
₫1,039,848
|
|
pay 64.3% less for childcare
|
United States
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,351.84
|
$205.27
₫5,348,006
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,265.44
|
$12,496.31
₫325,578,792
|
|
pay 74.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
United States
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.78
|
$0.88
₫22,833
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.04
|
$1.58
₫41,173
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.68
|
$1.27
₫32,978
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.84
|
$22.09
₫575,540
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.30
|
$3.38
₫88,015
|
|
pay 31.2% less for clothing
|
United States
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.38
|
$28.00
₫729,436
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.66
|
$22.19
₫578,235
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.52
|
$79.50
₫2,071,169
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.08
|
$79.86
₫2,080,612
|
|
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