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
₫46,089
|
$16.13
€15.06
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫115,300
|
$9.98
€9.31
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫13,944
|
$2.76
€2.58
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,026
|
$1.88
€1.76
|
|
pay 77.9% more for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫25,960
|
$1.66
€1.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫162,546
|
$8.33
€7.77
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫128,205
|
$4.25
€3.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫37,972
|
$3.47
€3.24
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫41,835
|
$5.22
€4.87
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫32,820
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫12,221
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫18,250
|
$1.29
€1.20
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫11,607
|
$1.51
€1.41
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫13,020
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫12,662
|
$1.03
€0.96
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫95,125
|
$7.84
€7.32
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫187,786
|
$52.45
€48.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫951,581,844
|
$26,223.89
€24,477.38
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫139,362
|
$18.05
€16.85
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Vietnam
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫235,232
|
$30.93
€28.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫8,565,555
|
$760.64
€709.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,200,379
|
$610.71
€570.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫982,908
|
$135.03
€126.04
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,323,576
|
$674.24
€629.34
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫237,932,469
|
$11,309.03
€10,555.85
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫21,981
|
$6.24
€5.82
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫43,720
|
$2.93
€2.74
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫30,246
|
$11.11
€10.37
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫586,206
|
$37.98
€35.45
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫90,628
|
$11.22
€10.47
|
|
pay 50.4% more for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫790,469
|
$85.18
€79.51
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫692,512
|
$38.90
€36.31
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,114,770
|
$90.98
€84.92
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,489,098
|
$122.71
€114.54
|
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