Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 4.0 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 5.1 times more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
₫46,457
|
$17.10
€15.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
₫109,575
|
$9.80
€9.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
₫13,870
|
$2.19
€2.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
₫8,723
|
$1.73
€1.59
|
|
pay 88.4% more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
₫22,351
|
$1.77
€1.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₫152,208
|
$4.27
€3.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.38
₫136,198
|
$4.97
€4.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.49
₫37,716
|
$3.80
€3.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
₫38,382
|
$4.34
€3.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
₫31,996
|
$1.26
€1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,129
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
₫16,044
|
$1.26
€1.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₫10,552
|
$1.51
€1.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,491
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,448
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫88,017
|
$7.23
€6.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.87
₫173,709
|
$118.73
€109.19
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,303.88
₫867,888,190
|
$36,966.92
€33,994.15
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.70
₫144,158
|
$18.66
€17.16
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for housing
Vietnam
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.95
₫226,560
|
$49.22
€45.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.25
₫7,697,434
|
$1,390.35
€1,278.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.52
₫5,326,224
|
$1,168.86
€1,074.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.00
₫1,087,990
|
$162.61
€149.53
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Vietnam
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.34
₫5,372,124
|
$1,101.52
€1,012.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,971.85
₫302,887,734
|
$7,468.96
€6,868.33
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
₫22,552
|
$6.02
€5.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
₫39,559
|
$3.78
€3.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.19
₫29,995
|
$16.48
€15.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.79
₫576,647
|
$58.33
€53.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.60
₫91,034
|
$12.21
€11.23
|
|
pay 70.4% more for clothing
Vietnam
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
₫726,738
|
$84.67
€77.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.06
₫583,474
|
$40.37
€37.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.55
₫2,063,185
|
$91.93
€84.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.83
₫2,323,406
|
$90.97
€83.65
|
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