Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 65.5% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫48,618
|
$8.62
₽794.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫121,627
|
$4.93
₽453.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫14,709
|
$1.02
₽94.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,522
|
$0.57
₽52.59
|
|
pay 6.4% less for groceries
Vietnam
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫27,384
|
$0.69
₽63.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫171,465
|
$5.18
₽476.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫135,239
|
$4.02
₽370.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫40,055
|
$1.42
₽130.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫44,130
|
$2.00
₽183.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫34,621
|
$0.62
₽57.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫12,892
|
$0.53
₽49.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,251
|
$0.70
₽64.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,244
|
$1.40
₽129.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫13,734
|
$0.27
₽24.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,357
|
$0.26
₽24.36
|
|
pay 47.1% more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫100,345
|
$2.47
₽227.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫198,090
|
$30.79
₽2,836.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,003,792,613
|
$30,787.49
₽2,836,605.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫147,009
|
$3.94
₽363.09
|
|
pay 85.3% more for housing
Vietnam
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫248,138
|
$6.45
₽594.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,035,524
|
$860.20
₽79,254.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,485,710
|
$497.14
₽45,804.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,036,837
|
$90.59
₽8,346.35
|
|
pay 52.5% more for childcare
Vietnam
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,615,666
|
$487.67
₽44,931.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫250,987,191
|
$9,121.01
₽840,364.44
|
|
pay 95.0% more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,187
|
$3.08
₽283.66
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫46,119
|
$2.57
₽236.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫31,906
|
$2.52
₽232.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫618,370
|
$38.25
₽3,524.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫95,600
|
$6.16
₽567.32
|
|
pay 69.8% more for clothing
Vietnam
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫833,840
|
$94.24
₽8,683.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫730,508
|
$45.95
₽4,233.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,230,802
|
$106.61
₽9,822.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,625,668
|
$132.25
₽12,185.25
|
|
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