Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 28.9% cheaper than Victoria.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Victoria, you would:
pay 69.9% less for restaurants
Victoria
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.88
SCR189.06
|
$1.96
₫49,942
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.67
SCR90.90
|
$4.91
₫124,938
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.77
SCR51.35
|
$0.59
₫15,110
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
SCR31.05
|
$0.38
₫9,781
|
|
pay 32.1% less for groceries
Victoria
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
SCR23.28
|
$1.11
₫28,130
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.81
SCR147.24
|
$6.92
₫176,133
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.26
SCR98.91
|
$5.46
₫138,921
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
SCR40.54
|
$1.62
₫41,146
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
SCR34.92
|
$1.78
₫45,332
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
SCR18.52
|
$1.40
₫35,563
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.28
SCR17.42
|
$0.52
₫13,243
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
SCR10.13
|
$0.78
₫19,775
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.94
SCR40.00
|
$0.49
₫12,577
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
SCR11.37
|
$0.55
₫14,108
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
SCR8.40
|
$0.54
₫13,720
|
|
pay 25.1% less for transportation
Victoria
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
SCR67.93
|
$4.05
₫103,077
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.06
SCR327.83
|
$8.00
₫203,483
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,561.80
SCR334,641.83
|
$40,523.11
₫1,031,122,403
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.32
SCR399.41
|
$5.93
₫151,011
|
|
pay 70.3% less for housing
Victoria
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.39
SCR1,681.10
|
$10.02
₫254,894
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$913.34
SCR12,443.79
|
$364.76
₫9,281,530
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$774.97
SCR10,558.60
|
$221.46
₫5,635,066
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.70
SCR1,358.43
|
$41.86
₫1,065,067
|
|
pay 87.7% more for childcare
Victoria
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.50
SCR2,554.54
|
$226.70
₫5,768,562
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,982.14
SCR54,254.63
|
$10,132.35
₫257,820,702
|
|
pay 72.7% less for entertainment and sports
Victoria
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
SCR49.88
|
$0.94
₫23,818
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.06
SCR68.92
|
$1.86
₫47,374
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.60
SCR158.04
|
$1.29
₫32,774
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.48
SCR1,246.40
|
$24.96
₫635,206
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.75
SCR146.52
|
$3.86
₫98,203
|
|
pay 20.2% less for clothing
Victoria
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.26
SCR820.95
|
$33.66
₫856,543
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$83.50
SCR1,137.69
|
$29.49
₫750,397
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.68
SCR1,317.27
|
$90.06
₫2,291,539
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.50
SCR1,069.58
|
$106.00
₫2,697,156
|
|
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