Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 2.8 times more expensive than Varanasi.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Varanasi, you would:
pay 56.1% more for restaurants
Varanasi
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.40
₹199.55
|
$1.84
₫46,730
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.58
₹298.32
|
$4.33
₫110,218
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
₹28.93
|
$0.55
₫13,951
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.13
₹10.68
|
$0.34
₫8,775
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Varanasi
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
₹32.93
|
$0.88
₫22,483
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.87
₹155.36
|
$6.02
₫153,101
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.56
₹212.92
|
$5.38
₫136,997
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.98
₹81.81
|
$1.49
₫37,937
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.17
₹97.75
|
$1.52
₫38,607
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
₹64.87
|
$1.26
₫32,184
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
₹24.04
|
$0.44
₫11,194
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
₹31.00
|
$0.63
₫16,138
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
₹14.71
|
$0.42
₫10,614
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
₹10.96
|
$0.49
₫12,564
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
₹9.62
|
$0.49
₫12,521
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Varanasi
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
₹386.33
|
$3.48
₫88,533
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.78
₹897.96
|
$6.87
₫174,729
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,373.03
₹1,197,281.31
|
$34,303.88
₫872,983,372
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.17
₹97.78
|
$5.70
₫145,005
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Varanasi
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.69
₹473.92
|
$8.95
₫227,890
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$95.82
₹7,981.88
|
$304.25
₫7,742,624
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$88.64
₹7,383.81
|
$210.52
₫5,357,494
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$10.99
₹915.57
|
$43.00
₫1,094,377
|
|
pay 7.8 times more for childcare
Varanasi
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$66.87
₹5,570.68
|
$212.34
₫5,403,663
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$958.20
₹79,818.75
|
$11,971.85
₫304,665,921
|
|
pay 2.1% less for entertainment and sports
Varanasi
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
₹149.66
|
$0.89
₫22,685
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
₹128.04
|
$1.56
₫39,791
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.99
₹249.43
|
$1.19
₫30,171
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.78
₹1,064.25
|
$22.79
₫580,032
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.99
₹249.43
|
$3.60
₫91,568
|
|
pay 76.8% more for clothing
Varanasi
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.96
₹1,995.47
|
$28.72
₫731,005
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.79
₹2,231.30
|
$23.06
₫586,900
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.92
₹3,492.07
|
$81.55
₫2,075,298
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.94
₹2,494.34
|
$91.83
₫2,337,046
|
|
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