Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 2.8 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Sweden instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 4.5 times more for restaurants
|
Vietnam
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.92
₫48,667
|
$11.92
SEK129.93
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.34
₫110,013
|
$9.45
SEK103.07
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
₫13,650
|
$2.04
SEK22.26
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
₫8,242
|
$1.93
SEK21.02
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
₫22,872
|
$2.49
SEK27.11
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
₫153,446
|
$5.18
SEK56.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,424
|
$5.43
SEK59.25
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
₫37,019
|
$3.74
SEK40.77
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
₫39,210
|
$4.68
SEK50.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
₫30,357
|
$1.19
SEK12.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.43
₫10,800
|
$1.06
SEK11.52
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,455
|
$1.13
SEK12.37
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
₫11,319
|
$1.73
SEK18.86
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,063
|
$0.67
SEK7.34
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,218
|
$0.70
SEK7.65
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫87,888
|
$6.64
SEK72.34
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.11
₫180,159
|
$68.10
SEK742.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,423.92
₫897,872,277
|
$26,850.74
SEK292,740.16
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.64
₫143,007
|
$21.47
SEK234.03
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.68
₫220,090
|
$30.29
SEK330.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$297.09
₫7,530,169
|
$821.73
SEK8,958.88
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.27
₫5,253,553
|
$641.62
SEK6,995.28
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.91
₫1,011,611
|
$77.37
SEK843.55
|
|
pay 57.7% less for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.27
₫5,202,780
|
$122.27
SEK1,333.10
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,496.31
₫316,737,655
|
$3,135.75
SEK34,187.50
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.88
₫22,213
|
$6.64
SEK72.41
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.58
₫40,055
|
$3.78
SEK41.26
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.27
₫32,083
|
$6.41
SEK69.87
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.09
₫559,911
|
$38.70
SEK421.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.38
₫85,625
|
$14.24
SEK155.22
|
|
pay 76.4% more for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.00
₫709,628
|
$79.10
SEK862.35
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.19
₫562,533
|
$35.56
SEK387.70
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.50
₫2,014,926
|
$84.42
SEK920.42
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.86
₫2,024,113
|
$125.14
SEK1,364.33
|
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