Cost of living comparison
compared to
Vietnam vs. Vermont Cost of Living Summary
Vietnam is 66.9% cheaper than Vermont.
Vietnam vs. Vermont Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Vermont, you would:
pay 83.5% less for restaurants
|
Vermont
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.83
|
$1.93
₫49,968
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.50
|
$4.06
₫105K
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.92
|
$0.50
₫13,022
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
|
$0.30
₫7,715
|
|
Vermont vs. Vietnam - Cost of restaurants
pay 51.6% less for groceries
|
Vermont
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.80
|
$0.96
₫24,827
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.56
|
$5.37
₫139K
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.09
|
$5.69
₫147K
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.94
|
$1.51
₫39,111
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.74
|
$1.71
₫44,332
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
|
$1.32
₫34,270
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
|
$0.51
₫13,159
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
|
$0.61
₫15,883
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.17
|
$0.55
₫14,322
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
|
$0.50
₫12,823
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.22
|
$0.51
₫13,288
|
|
Vermont vs. Vietnam - Cost of groceries
pay 50.6% less for transportation
|
Vermont
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.57
|
$3.36
₫87,093
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.00
|
$7.12
₫184K
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,623.76
|
$30,715.02
₫795M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.32
|
$5.75
₫149K
|
|
Vermont vs. Vietnam - Cost of transportation
pay 76.3% less for housing
|
Vermont
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.33
|
$8.92
₫231K
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,535.36
|
$387.95
₫10M
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,311.47
|
$257.72
₫7M
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$128.38
|
$49.62
₫1M
|
|
Vermont vs. Vietnam - Cost of housing
pay 67.8% less for childcare
|
Vermont
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,667.86
|
$321.30
₫8M
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,112.57
|
$14,628.65
₫379M
|
|
Vermont vs. Vietnam - Cost of childcare
pay 73.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Vermont
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.50
|
$0.91
₫23,577
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.81
|
$1.63
₫42,237
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.97
|
$1.36
₫35,110
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.50
|
$20.59
₫533K
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
|
$3.14
₫81,316
|
|
Vermont vs. Vietnam - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 9.1% less for clothing
|
Vermont
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.56
|
$41.00
₫1M
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.46
|
$24.08
₫623K
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.50
|
$76.97
₫2M
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.67
|
$74.18
₫2M
|
|
Vermont vs. Vietnam - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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