Cost of living comparison
China is 32.2% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in China instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 9.9% more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,942
|
$3.33
CN¥24.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫124,938
|
$5.25
CN¥38.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫15,110
|
$0.50
CN¥3.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,781
|
$0.30
CN¥2.20
|
|
pay 2.1% more for groceries
Vietnam
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫28,130
|
$1.68
CN¥12.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫176,133
|
$6.22
CN¥45.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,921
|
$7.41
CN¥53.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,146
|
$1.75
CN¥12.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫45,332
|
$1.80
CN¥13.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫35,563
|
$0.88
CN¥6.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫13,243
|
$0.63
CN¥4.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,775
|
$0.74
CN¥5.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,577
|
$0.57
CN¥4.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,108
|
$0.35
CN¥2.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,720
|
$0.43
CN¥3.11
|
|
pay 26.2% more for transportation
Vietnam
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫103,077
|
$4.64
CN¥33.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫203,483
|
$21.41
CN¥154.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,031,122,403
|
$21,385.50
CN¥154,816.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫151,011
|
$4.14
CN¥29.99
|
|
pay 14.7% more for housing
Vietnam
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫254,894
|
$14.28
CN¥103.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,281,530
|
$401.04
CN¥2,903.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,635,066
|
$247.64
CN¥1,792.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,065,067
|
$39.51
CN¥286.05
|
|
pay 84.2% more for childcare
Vietnam
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,768,562
|
$456.56
CN¥3,305.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫257,820,702
|
$16,918.49
CN¥122,478.05
|
|
pay 81.5% more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,818
|
$1.15
CN¥8.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫47,374
|
$3.48
CN¥25.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫32,774
|
$3.40
CN¥24.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫635,206
|
$42.27
CN¥306.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫98,203
|
$6.35
CN¥46.00
|
|
pay 6.6% more for clothing
Vietnam
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫856,543
|
$51.26
CN¥371.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫750,397
|
$33.18
CN¥240.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,291,539
|
$80.69
CN¥584.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,697,156
|
$76.44
CN¥553.36
|
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