Cost of living comparison

Vietnam

compared to

Nepal

Nepal vs. Vietnam Cost of Living Summary

Nepal is 48.2% cheaper than Vietnam overall.

Restaurants: pay 10.5% more in Nepal
Groceries: pay 42.4% less in Nepal
Transportation: pay 20.8% more in Nepal
Housing: pay 73.0% less in Nepal
Childcare: pay 83.6% less in Nepal
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.7% more in Nepal
Clothing: pay 45.8% less in Nepal

The cost of transportation, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Nepal are more expensive than in Vietnam. Expenses including childcare, housing, clothing, and groceries are lower in Nepal.

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Nepal vs. Vietnam Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nepal instead of Vietnam, you would:

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pay 10.5% more for restaurants

	Vietnam	Nepal
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.93 ₫49,974	$1.97 NPR304.26	+1.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.06 ₫105K	$6.74 NPR1,042.16	+65.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₫13,024	$0.46 NPR71.25	-8.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 ₫7,716	$0.14 NPR21.36	-53.7%
Average			+10.5%

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pay 42.4% less for groceries

	Vietnam	Nepal
Bread 1 loaf	$0.96 ₫24,830	$0.47 NPR73.41	-50.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.37 ₫139K	$3.10 NPR479.38	-42.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.69 ₫147K	$2.53 NPR391.66	-55.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,116	$1.39 NPR215.59	-7.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.71 ₫44,338	$1.29 NPR200.05	-24.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 ₫34,275	$0.91 NPR140.43	-31.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 ₫13,160	$0.40 NPR61.18	-22.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 ₫15,885	$0.48 NPR74.28	-21.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 ₫14,324	$0.25 NPR38.13	-55.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫12,825	$0.16 NPR24.42	-68.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 ₫13,290	$0.23 NPR34.83	-56.1%
Average			-42.4%

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pay 20.8% more for transportation

	Vietnam	Nepal
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.36 ₫87,104	$4.32 NPR667.83	+28.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.12 ₫184K	$10.73 NPR1,660.23	+50.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,715.02 ₫795M	$26,812.36 NPR4M	-12.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.75 ₫149K	$8.54 NPR1,320.32	+48.5%
Average			+20.8%

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pay 73.0% less for housing

	Vietnam	Nepal
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.92 ₫231K	$8.34 NPR1,290.53	-6.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$387.95 ₫10M	$88.47 NPR13,685.18	-77.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$257.72 ₫7M	$57.13 NPR8,837.05	-77.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.62 ₫1M	$23.42 NPR3,622.26	-52.8%
Average			-73.0%

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pay 83.6% less for childcare

	Vietnam	Nepal
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$321.30 ₫8M	$47.95 NPR7,417.37	-85.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,628.65 ₫379M	$2,626.40 NPR406K	-82.0%
Average			-83.6%

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pay 8.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Vietnam	Nepal
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.91 ₫23,581	$2.34 NPR361.73	+156.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.63 ₫42,242	$1.32 NPR204.56	-18.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.36 ₫35,114	$2.34 NPR362.72	+72.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$20.59 ₫533K	$16.63 NPR2,571.92	-19.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.14 ₫81,327	$2.42 NPR374.85	-22.8%
Average			+8.7%

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pay 45.8% less for clothing

	Vietnam	Nepal
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.00 ₫1M	$21.01 NPR3,250.07	-48.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.08 ₫623K	$26.87 NPR4,156.53	+11.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.97 ₫2M	$36.07 NPR5,579.09	-53.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$74.18 ₫2M	$23.87 NPR3,692.32	-67.8%
Average			-45.8%

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