Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 26.8% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 6.4% more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,117
|
$2.08
฿75.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫122,875
|
$5.66
฿205.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫14,860
|
$0.67
฿24.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,619
|
$0.35
฿12.85
|
|
pay 3.4% more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫27,665
|
$1.48
฿53.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫173,224
|
$7.99
฿290.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫136,626
|
$6.46
฿234.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫40,466
|
$1.75
฿63.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫44,583
|
$1.07
฿38.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫34,976
|
$1.20
฿43.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫13,024
|
$0.50
฿18.31
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,449
|
$0.79
฿28.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,369
|
$0.59
฿21.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫13,875
|
$0.62
฿22.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,494
|
$0.46
฿16.69
|
|
pay 64.3% more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫101,374
|
$4.57
฿165.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫200,122
|
$24.32
฿883.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,014,092,041
|
$31,287.73
฿1,136,179.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫148,517
|
$9.68
฿351.58
|
|
pay 15.6% more for housing
Vietnam
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫250,684
|
$17.10
฿620.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,128,233
|
$290.79
฿10,559.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,541,996
|
$207.49
฿7,534.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,047,476
|
$49.43
฿1,794.98
|
|
pay 22.6% more for childcare
Vietnam
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,673,286
|
$334.45
฿12,145.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫253,562,449
|
$9,908.05
฿359,800.06
|
|
pay 84.4% more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,425
|
$1.90
฿68.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫46,592
|
$1.94
฿70.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫32,233
|
$3.61
฿131.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫624,714
|
$47.07
฿1,709.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫96,581
|
$5.63
฿204.53
|
|
pay 8.9% less for clothing
Vietnam
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫842,396
|
$40.39
฿1,466.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫738,003
|
$27.03
฿981.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,253,691
|
$82.02
฿2,978.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,652,608
|
$65.30
฿2,371.16
|
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