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Vietnam vs. Uzbekistan Cost of Living Summary

Vietnam is 10.3% more expensive than Uzbekistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 32.2% less in Vietnam
Groceries: pay 40.9% more in Vietnam
Transportation: pay 20.5% more in Vietnam
Housing: pay 8.1% more in Vietnam
Childcare: pay 65.0% more in Vietnam
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.8% less in Vietnam
Clothing: pay 1.3% more in Vietnam

The cost of childcare, groceries, transportation, housing, and clothing in Vietnam are more expensive than in Uzbekistan. Expenses including restaurants and entertainment and sports are lower in Vietnam.

Vietnam vs. Uzbekistan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vietnam instead of Uzbekistan, you would:

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pay 32.2% less for restaurants

	Uzbekistan	Vietnam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.42 UZS88,099.97	$1.88 ₫49,683	-74.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.28 UZS50,829.22	$4.13 ₫108,845	-3.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 UZS8,982.66	$0.53 ₫13,958	-30.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 UZS4,271.84	$0.29 ₫7,515	-20.8%
Average			-32.2%

Uzbekistan vs. Vietnam - Cost of restaurants

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pay 40.9% more for groceries

	Uzbekistan	Vietnam
Bread 1 loaf	$0.56 UZS6,638.34	$0.86 ₫22,659	+53.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.78 UZS44,915.91	$5.32 ₫140,160	+40.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.97 UZS47,131.35	$5.20 ₫137,163	+31.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.50 UZS17,750.56	$1.45 ₫38,157	-3.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.68 UZS19,981.69	$1.56 ₫41,037	-7.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 UZS6,105.36	$1.18 ₫31,215	+130.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 UZS10,178.38	$0.47 ₫12,417	-45.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.11 UZS13,183.00	$0.58 ₫15,166	-48.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 UZS6,159.79	$0.49 ₫12,939	-5.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 UZS2,985.63	$0.46 ₫12,243	+84.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.15 UZS1,731.94	$0.47 ₫12,298	+219.7%
Average			+40.9%

Uzbekistan vs. Vietnam - Cost of groceries

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pay 20.5% more for transportation

	Uzbekistan	Vietnam
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.80 UZS45,119.44	$3.19 ₫84,134	-16.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.46 UZS88,482.34	$6.64 ₫175,156	-10.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,965.42 UZS320,047,020.89	$33,225.24 ₫875,846,709	+23.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.18 UZS37,705.44	$5.90 ₫155,607	+85.8%
Average			+20.5%

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pay 8.1% more for housing

	Uzbekistan	Vietnam
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.59 UZS125,665.24	$8.68 ₫228,737	-18.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$300.81 UZS3,570,295.37	$310.38 ₫8,181,759	+3.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$210.88 UZS2,502,857.56	$223.57 ₫5,893,546	+6.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.65 UZS363,748.79	$43.27 ₫1,140,722	+41.2%
Average			+8.1%

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pay 65.0% more for childcare

	Uzbekistan	Vietnam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$169.07 UZS2,006,620.88	$199.23 ₫5,251,819	+17.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,779.61 UZS68,596,969.79	$12,262.04 ₫323,238,187	+112.2%
Average			+65.0%

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pay 31.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Uzbekistan	Vietnam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 UZS17,242.39	$0.93 ₫24,541	-35.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.77 UZS20,969.36	$1.60 ₫42,129	-9.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.95 UZS23,084.92	$1.28 ₫33,698	-34.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.84 UZS650,939.93	$20.38 ₫537,204	-62.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.82 UZS45,308.11	$3.19 ₫84,196	-16.3%
Average			-31.8%

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pay 1.3% more for clothing

	Uzbekistan	Vietnam
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.11 UZS286,204.43	$31.66 ₫834,603	+31.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.38 UZS372,393.22	$21.29 ₫561,324	-32.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.81 UZS935,416.10	$72.72 ₫1,916,905	-7.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$68.00 UZS807,118.56	$77.26 ₫2,036,773	+13.6%
Average			+1.3%

Uzbekistan vs. Vietnam - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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