Cost of living comparison
Australia is 3.6 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Australia instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 4.8 times more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫48,516
|
$15.31
A$23.33
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫121,371
|
$8.98
A$13.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫14,678
|
$2.45
A$3.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,502
|
$2.05
A$3.13
|
|
pay 82.1% more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫27,327
|
$2.00
A$3.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫171,105
|
$4.24
A$6.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫134,955
|
$5.00
A$7.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫39,971
|
$3.52
A$5.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫44,038
|
$3.56
A$5.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫34,548
|
$1.44
A$2.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫12,864
|
$1.13
A$1.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,211
|
$1.31
A$2.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,218
|
$2.10
A$3.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫13,705
|
$1.03
A$1.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,328
|
$0.83
A$1.26
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫100,134
|
$4.95
A$7.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫197,673
|
$81.92
A$124.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,001,683,682
|
$22,079.60
A$33,642.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫146,700
|
$15.28
A$23.28
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
Vietnam
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫247,617
|
$55.83
A$85.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,016,540
|
$1,119.19
A$1,705.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,474,184
|
$889.00
A$1,354.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,034,659
|
$120.53
A$183.66
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Vietnam
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,603,868
|
$1,373.48
A$2,092.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫250,459,877
|
$11,458.00
A$17,458.56
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,138
|
$5.72
A$8.71
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫46,022
|
$3.30
A$5.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫31,839
|
$24.53
A$37.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫617,070
|
$46.71
A$71.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫95,400
|
$12.25
A$18.67
|
|
pay 41.9% more for clothing
Vietnam
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫832,088
|
$71.47
A$108.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫728,973
|
$41.82
A$63.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,226,115
|
$101.71
A$154.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,620,151
|
$106.56
A$162.36
|
|
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