Cost of living comparison
Norway is 3.3 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Norway instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 5.8 times more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,745
|
$17.76
NOK195.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫124,446
|
$11.40
NOK125.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫15,050
|
$2.93
NOK32.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,742
|
$2.64
NOK29.11
|
|
pay 92.1% more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫28,019
|
$2.64
NOK29.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫175,439
|
$5.47
NOK60.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,373
|
$7.09
NOK78.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫40,984
|
$3.54
NOK38.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫45,153
|
$5.56
NOK61.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫35,423
|
$1.28
NOK14.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫13,190
|
$0.99
NOK10.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,697
|
$1.26
NOK13.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,527
|
$1.66
NOK18.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,052
|
$0.92
NOK10.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,666
|
$1.02
NOK11.18
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫102,671
|
$7.56
NOK83.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫202,681
|
$69.76
NOK768.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,027,058,167
|
$32,415.05
NOK357,136.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫150,416
|
$21.33
NOK235.00
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
Vietnam
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫253,889
|
$50.38
NOK555.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,244,946
|
$954.57
NOK10,517.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,612,856
|
$754.37
NOK8,311.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,060,869
|
$157.28
NOK1,732.84
|
|
pay 6.1% less for childcare
Vietnam
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,745,824
|
$315.96
NOK3,481.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫256,804,485
|
$4,907.04
NOK54,063.84
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,725
|
$8.74
NOK96.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫47,187
|
$4.01
NOK44.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫32,645
|
$13.22
NOK145.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫632,702
|
$41.00
NOK451.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫97,816
|
$12.96
NOK142.81
|
|
pay 52.0% more for clothing
Vietnam
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫853,166
|
$78.39
NOK863.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫747,439
|
$42.70
NOK470.51
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,282,507
|
$99.39
NOK1,095.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,686,525
|
$127.08
NOK1,400.07
|
|
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