Cost of living comparison
Japan is 2.3 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 |
$1.96
₫49,942
|
$6.87
¥1,062
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫124,938
|
$5.20
¥803
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫15,110
|
$1.13
¥175
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,781
|
$0.90
¥139
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫28,130
|
$1.58
¥245
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫176,133
|
$6.69
¥1,035
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,921
|
$5.53
¥854
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,146
|
$1.87
¥289
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫45,332
|
$3.14
¥486
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫35,563
|
$2.55
¥394
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫13,243
|
$1.34
¥208
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,775
|
$2.07
¥320
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,577
|
$2.14
¥331
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,108
|
$1.37
¥212
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,720
|
$0.98
¥151
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫103,077
|
$4.79
¥740
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫203,483
|
$77.51
¥11,985
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,031,122,403
|
$20,322.73
¥3,142,403
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫151,011
|
$26.34
¥4,073
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Vietnam
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫254,894
|
$36.05
¥5,574
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,281,530
|
$586.71
¥90,719
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,635,066
|
$401.57
¥62,092
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,065,067
|
$142.79
¥22,078
|
|
pay 36.8% more for childcare
Vietnam
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,768,562
|
$343.45
¥53,106
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫257,820,702
|
$12,362.75
¥1,911,590
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,818
|
$3.03
¥469
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫47,374
|
$3.16
¥489
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫32,774
|
$4.29
¥663
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫635,206
|
$61.62
¥9,529
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫98,203
|
$13.07
¥2,021
|
|
pay 2.5% less for clothing
Vietnam
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫856,543
|
$43.55
¥6,733
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫750,397
|
$32.13
¥4,968
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,291,539
|
$59.61
¥9,218
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,697,156
|
$90.53
¥13,999
|
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