Cost of living comparison
Burma is 49.1% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Burma instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 14.2% more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,746
|
$2.92
K6,138
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫124,447
|
$6.00
K12,631
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫15,050
|
$0.58
K1,223
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,742
|
$0.34
K713
|
|
pay 7.1% more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫28,019
|
$1.37
K2,891
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫175,441
|
$4.84
K10,180
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,375
|
$5.47
K11,515
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫40,984
|
$1.61
K3,394
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫45,154
|
$2.68
K5,641
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫35,424
|
$0.86
K1,801
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫13,191
|
$0.34
K716
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,698
|
$0.98
K2,055
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,528
|
$0.72
K1,509
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,053
|
$0.57
K1,190
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,666
|
$0.73
K1,528
|
|
pay 27.4% more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫102,672
|
$2.73
K5,758
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫202,684
|
$17.15
K36,099
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,027,071,957
|
$27,500.00
K57,893,532
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫150,418
|
$9.47
K19,940
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Vietnam
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫253,893
|
$71.23
K149,951
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,245,070
|
$602.64
K1,268,679
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,612,931
|
$320.96
K675,688
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,060,883
|
$69.50
K146,307
|
|
pay 64.0% more for childcare
Vietnam
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,745,902
|
$482.50
K1,015,768
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫256,807,933
|
$11,680.00
K24,588,962
|
|
pay 16.0% more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,725
|
$1.09
K2,304
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫47,188
|
$2.07
K4,348
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫32,646
|
$1.43
K3,016
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫632,710
|
$34.84
K73,354
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫97,818
|
$3.92
K8,259
|
|
pay 18.2% more for clothing
Vietnam
|
Burma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫853,178
|
$40.27
K84,776
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫747,449
|
$47.60
K100,217
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,282,537
|
$97.17
K204,561
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,686,561
|
$88.67
K186,677
|
|
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