Cost of living comparison
France is 2.9 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in France instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 5.0 times more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,942
|
$16.13
€15.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫124,938
|
$9.98
€9.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫15,110
|
$2.76
€2.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,781
|
$1.88
€1.77
|
|
pay 77.9% more for groceries
Vietnam
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫28,130
|
$1.66
€1.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫176,133
|
$8.33
€7.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,921
|
$4.25
€3.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,146
|
$3.47
€3.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫45,332
|
$5.22
€4.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫35,563
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫13,243
|
$0.98
€0.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,775
|
$1.29
€1.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,577
|
$1.51
€1.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,108
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,720
|
$1.03
€0.97
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Vietnam
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫103,077
|
$7.84
€7.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫203,483
|
$52.45
€49.19
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,031,122,403
|
$26,223.89
€24,594.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫151,011
|
$18.05
€16.93
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Vietnam
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫254,894
|
$30.93
€29.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,281,530
|
$760.64
€713.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,635,066
|
$610.71
€572.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,065,067
|
$135.03
€126.64
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Vietnam
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,768,562
|
$674.24
€632.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫257,820,702
|
$11,309.03
€10,606.35
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,818
|
$6.24
€5.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫47,374
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫32,774
|
$11.11
€10.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫635,206
|
$37.98
€35.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫98,203
|
$11.22
€10.52
|
|
pay 50.4% more for clothing
Vietnam
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫856,543
|
$85.18
€79.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫750,397
|
$38.90
€36.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,291,539
|
$90.98
€85.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,697,156
|
$122.71
€115.09
|
|
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