Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 2.0 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 29.3% more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,117
|
$4.37
CN¥31.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫122,875
|
$5.82
CN¥42.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫14,860
|
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,619
|
$0.33
CN¥2.42
|
|
pay 20.1% more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫27,665
|
$2.04
CN¥14.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫173,224
|
$6.63
CN¥47.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫136,626
|
$7.67
CN¥55.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫40,466
|
$1.89
CN¥13.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫44,583
|
$1.80
CN¥13.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫34,976
|
$1.00
CN¥7.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫13,024
|
$0.92
CN¥6.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,449
|
$0.97
CN¥7.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,369
|
$0.70
CN¥5.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫13,875
|
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,494
|
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫101,374
|
$4.79
CN¥34.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫200,122
|
$43.66
CN¥315.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,014,092,041
|
$24,196.95
CN¥175,103.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫148,517
|
$5.53
CN¥40.02
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Vietnam
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫250,684
|
$20.10
CN¥145.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,128,233
|
$1,154.95
CN¥8,357.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,541,996
|
$634.84
CN¥4,594.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,047,476
|
$44.96
CN¥325.33
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
Vietnam
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,673,286
|
$951.31
CN¥6,884.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫253,562,449
|
$27,770.10
CN¥200,961.08
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,425
|
$1.46
CN¥10.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫46,592
|
$4.37
CN¥31.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫32,233
|
$4.37
CN¥31.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫624,714
|
$58.33
CN¥422.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫96,581
|
$10.12
CN¥73.20
|
|
pay 42.8% more for clothing
Vietnam
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫842,396
|
$69.18
CN¥500.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫738,003
|
$43.88
CN¥317.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,253,691
|
$89.48
CN¥647.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,652,608
|
$124.62
CN¥901.85
|
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