Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 48.8% cheaper than Vaughan.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Vaughan, you would:
pay 70.0% less for restaurants
Vaughan
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.75
CA$20.29
|
$1.96
₫49,942
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.96
CA$13.69
|
$4.91
₫124,938
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
CA$2.48
|
$0.59
₫15,110
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
CA$2.16
|
$0.38
₫9,781
|
|
pay 36.5% less for groceries
Vaughan
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
CA$2.92
|
$1.11
₫28,130
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.27
CA$8.62
|
$6.92
₫176,133
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.02
CA$12.41
|
$5.46
₫138,921
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
CA$3.43
|
$1.62
₫41,146
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.78
CA$7.95
|
$1.78
₫45,332
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.55
CA$2.14
|
$1.40
₫35,563
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
CA$1.04
|
$0.52
₫13,243
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
CA$1.91
|
$0.78
₫19,775
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
CA$1.58
|
$0.49
₫12,577
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
CA$1.34
|
$0.55
₫14,108
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
CA$1.13
|
$0.54
₫13,720
|
|
pay 24.3% less for transportation
Vaughan
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.95
CA$6.81
|
$4.05
₫103,077
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$115.05
CA$158.24
|
$8.00
₫203,483
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,862.20
CA$31,445.81
|
$40,523.11
₫1,031,122,403
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.11
CA$22.16
|
$5.93
₫151,011
|
|
pay 79.5% less for housing
Vaughan
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.80
CA$85.01
|
$10.02
₫254,894
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,696.23
CA$2,333.08
|
$364.76
₫9,281,530
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,438.11
CA$1,978.04
|
$221.46
₫5,635,066
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$143.62
CA$197.55
|
$41.86
₫1,065,067
|
|
pay 57.8% less for childcare
Vaughan
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$829.68
CA$1,141.18
|
$226.70
₫5,768,562
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,699.77
CA$24,345.15
|
$10,132.35
₫257,820,702
|
|
pay 59.9% less for entertainment and sports
Vaughan
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.42
CA$6.09
|
$0.94
₫23,818
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
CA$4.73
|
$1.86
₫47,374
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.06
CA$15.22
|
$1.29
₫32,774
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.11
CA$46.92
|
$24.96
₫635,206
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.59
CA$13.19
|
$3.86
₫98,203
|
|
pay 13.4% less for clothing
Vaughan
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.24
CA$71.85
|
$33.66
₫856,543
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.56
CA$55.79
|
$29.49
₫750,397
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.94
CA$111.33
|
$90.06
₫2,291,539
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.04
CA$148.61
|
$106.00
₫2,697,156
|
|
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