Cost of living comparison
Czech Republic is 64.2% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Czech Republic instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Vietnam
|
Czech Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.06
₫48,141
|
$6.44
Kč156.67
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.84
₫112,942
|
$6.60
Kč160.57
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
₫13,580
|
$1.30
Kč31.70
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
₫9,096
|
$0.95
Kč23.19
|
|
pay 7.8% more for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Czech Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
₫20,991
|
$1.07
Kč26.08
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
₫168,169
|
$4.26
Kč103.68
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.41
₫126,440
|
$3.04
Kč73.84
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.42
₫33,267
|
$1.69
Kč41.14
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.65
₫38,624
|
$2.76
Kč67.01
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
₫29,146
|
$0.64
Kč15.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
₫11,620
|
$0.58
Kč13.98
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
₫16,929
|
$0.70
Kč17.01
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
₫10,049
|
$1.14
Kč27.69
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫12,872
|
$0.36
Kč8.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
₫11,025
|
$0.34
Kč8.33
|
|
pay 68.2% more for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Czech Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
₫98,459
|
$7.29
Kč177.28
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.61
₫177,802
|
$19.37
Kč471.10
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,229.46
₫962,855,151
|
$21,799.12
Kč530,116.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.48
₫127,937
|
$10.56
Kč256.87
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Czech Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.34
₫241,536
|
$17.90
Kč435.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.83
₫8,660,137
|
$463.62
Kč11,274.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.89
₫5,415,472
|
$401.06
Kč9,753.16
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.24
₫1,079,874
|
$156.63
Kč3,809.06
|
|
pay 24.8% more for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Czech Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.02
₫3,970,476
|
$300.26
Kč7,301.73
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,518.96
₫245,655,321
|
$7,685.45
Kč186,896.77
|
|
pay 98.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Czech Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
₫21,133
|
$1.60
Kč38.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
₫42,627
|
$2.07
Kč50.43
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.33
₫31,156
|
$4.83
Kč117.39
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.21
₫542,028
|
$35.57
Kč865.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.82
₫89,151
|
$7.17
Kč174.34
|
|
pay 17.8% more for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Czech Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.93
₫862,358
|
$69.21
Kč1,683.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.21
₫822,265
|
$37.61
Kč914.54
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.94
₫2,170,558
|
$74.68
Kč1,816.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$89.47
₫2,089,331
|
$86.43
Kč2,101.89
|
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