Cost of living comparison
Italy is 2.4 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Italy instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 4.2 times more for restaurants
|
Vietnam
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫47,691
|
$15.74
€14.46
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫119,307
|
$9.09
€8.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫14,429
|
$2.45
€2.25
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,340
|
$1.16
€1.06
|
|
pay 49.9% more for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫26,862
|
$1.86
€1.71
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫168,194
|
$7.20
€6.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫132,659
|
$4.88
€4.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫39,291
|
$3.14
€2.89
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫43,289
|
$4.47
€4.10
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫33,960
|
$0.96
€0.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫12,646
|
$0.84
€0.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫18,884
|
$0.94
€0.86
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,010
|
$1.20
€1.10
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫13,472
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,102
|
$0.71
€0.65
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫98,431
|
$8.02
€7.37
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫194,311
|
$38.40
€35.27
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫984,646,171
|
$25,887.08
€23,778.58
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫144,205
|
$18.65
€17.13
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫243,405
|
$30.75
€28.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫8,863,179
|
$608.10
€558.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,381,075
|
$488.80
€448.99
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,017,061
|
$151.72
€139.36
|
|
pay 48.7% more for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,508,553
|
$459.30
€421.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫246,199,836
|
$9,604.44
€8,822.16
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫22,745
|
$4.83
€4.44
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫45,239
|
$1.60
€1.47
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫31,297
|
$6.30
€5.79
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫606,575
|
$51.79
€47.57
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫93,777
|
$9.32
€8.56
|
|
pay 42.6% more for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫817,935
|
$80.37
€73.82
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫716,574
|
$36.54
€33.56
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,188,251
|
$89.56
€82.26
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,575,585
|
$114.84
€105.49
|
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