Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 45.3% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of United States, you would:
pay 69.8% less for restaurants
|
United States
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.25
|
$1.98
₫44,885
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.75
|
$4.28
₫97,246
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
|
$0.57
₫12,930
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
|
$0.33
₫7,494
|
|
pay 36.7% less for groceries
|
United States
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.71
|
$0.80
₫18,134
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.56
|
$7.47
₫169,655
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.22
|
$5.49
₫124,727
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.30
|
$1.33
₫30,254
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.18
|
$1.55
₫35,152
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.07
|
$1.21
₫27,452
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
|
$0.50
₫11,347
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.88
|
$0.75
₫17,099
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.94
|
$0.39
₫8,842
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
|
$0.60
₫13,559
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.25
|
$0.42
₫9,617
|
|
pay 13.5% less for transportation
|
United States
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.62
|
$3.17
₫72,011
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$63.05
|
$7.81
₫177,375
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,189.08
|
$41,781.21
₫948,600,639
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.83
|
$5.42
₫122,993
|
|
pay 73.7% less for housing
|
United States
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.11
|
$10.50
₫238,335
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,225.46
|
$359.67
₫8,165,844
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,034.80
|
$253.19
₫5,748,427
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$128.68
|
$46.06
₫1,045,761
|
|
pay 59.2% less for childcare
|
United States
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$891.12
|
$145.09
₫3,294,063
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,195.09
|
$9,920.47
₫225,234,377
|
|
pay 67.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
United States
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.52
|
$0.93
₫21,125
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
|
$1.67
₫37,957
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.90
|
$1.22
₫27,701
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.67
|
$21.98
₫498,938
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.58
|
$3.43
₫77,823
|
|
pay 3.3% more for clothing
|
United States
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.02
|
$37.00
₫840,082
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.26
|
$36.38
₫825,994
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.54
|
$103.32
₫2,345,676
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.31
|
$83.00
₫1,884,471
|
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