Cost of living comparison
Japan is 2.1 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Japan instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Vietnam
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
₫45,480
|
$6.59
¥980
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
₫107,270
|
$4.91
¥731
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
₫13,578
|
$1.01
¥151
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
₫8,540
|
$0.80
¥118
|
|
pay 97.5% more for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
₫21,881
|
$1.40
¥209
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₫149,006
|
$5.54
¥824
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.38
₫133,333
|
$5.14
¥764
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.49
₫36,922
|
$1.99
¥296
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
₫37,574
|
$2.58
¥384
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
₫31,323
|
$1.93
¥286
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫10,894
|
$1.11
¥164
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
₫15,706
|
$1.76
¥262
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₫10,330
|
$1.80
¥268
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,228
|
$1.11
¥165
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,186
|
$0.90
¥134
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫86,165
|
$4.17
¥621
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.87
₫170,055
|
$60.62
¥9,016
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,303.88
₫849,632,054
|
$21,439.97
¥3,188,660
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.70
₫141,126
|
$24.44
¥3,634
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.95
₫221,794
|
$33.46
¥4,976
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.25
₫7,535,517
|
$480.50
¥71,462
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.52
₫5,214,187
|
$321.68
¥47,842
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.00
₫1,065,104
|
$107.01
¥15,915
|
|
pay 1.8% more for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.34
₫5,259,121
|
$240.59
¥35,782
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,971.85
₫296,516,453
|
$10,805.94
¥1,607,113
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
₫22,078
|
$2.60
¥387
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
₫38,727
|
$2.74
¥408
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.19
₫29,364
|
$3.86
¥575
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.79
₫564,517
|
$55.52
¥8,258
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.60
₫89,119
|
$11.57
¥1,721
|
|
pay 1.3% more for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
₫711,451
|
$38.65
¥5,749
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.06
₫571,201
|
$25.96
¥3,861
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.55
₫2,019,786
|
$52.99
¥7,881
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.83
₫2,274,533
|
$85.48
¥12,713
|
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