Cost of living comparison
Russia is 22.6% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Russia instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 85.5% more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
₫46,742
|
$6.85
RUB587.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
₫110,247
|
$4.21
RUB360.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
₫13,955
|
$0.84
RUB72.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
₫8,777
|
$0.41
RUB34.85
|
|
pay 11.8% less for groceries
Vietnam
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
₫22,488
|
$0.49
RUB41.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₫153,140
|
$3.93
RUB336.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.38
₫137,032
|
$3.21
RUB274.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.49
₫37,947
|
$1.21
RUB104.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
₫38,617
|
$1.72
RUB147.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
₫32,192
|
$0.56
RUB48.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,197
|
$0.56
RUB47.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
₫16,142
|
$0.75
RUB64.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₫10,617
|
$0.90
RUB77.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,567
|
$0.22
RUB18.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,524
|
$0.22
RUB18.73
|
|
pay 25.7% more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫88,556
|
$2.21
RUB189.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.87
₫174,773
|
$19.07
RUB1,633.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,303.88
₫873,205,703
|
$28,869.86
RUB2,472,902.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.70
₫145,042
|
$4.42
RUB378.77
|
|
pay 8.9% more for housing
Vietnam
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.95
₫227,948
|
$6.26
RUB536.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.25
₫7,744,596
|
$317.16
RUB27,167.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.52
₫5,358,858
|
$217.57
RUB18,636.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.00
₫1,094,656
|
$68.11
RUB5,834.48
|
|
pay 26.8% less for childcare
Vietnam
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.34
₫5,405,039
|
$212.06
RUB18,164.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,971.85
₫304,743,514
|
$5,562.55
RUB476,470.36
|
|
pay 41.3% more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
₫22,691
|
$1.50
RUB128.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
₫39,802
|
$1.72
RUB147.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.19
₫30,179
|
$2.19
RUB187.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.79
₫580,180
|
$29.01
RUB2,484.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.60
₫91,591
|
$4.18
RUB358.04
|
|
pay 35.6% more for clothing
Vietnam
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
₫731,191
|
$58.04
RUB4,971.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.06
₫587,049
|
$36.63
RUB3,137.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.55
₫2,075,826
|
$78.11
RUB6,690.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.83
₫2,337,642
|
$78.83
RUB6,752.33
|
|
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