Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 35.6% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 16.7% more for restaurants
|
Vietnam
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
₫45,128
|
$2.26
THB74.99
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
₫106,440
|
$5.53
THB183.70
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
₫13,473
|
$0.63
THB20.93
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
₫8,474
|
$0.35
THB11.60
|
|
pay 18.4% more for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
₫21,712
|
$1.38
THB45.71
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₫147,853
|
$7.97
THB264.75
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.38
₫132,300
|
$6.00
THB199.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.49
₫36,636
|
$1.92
THB63.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
₫37,284
|
$1.07
THB35.66
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
₫31,080
|
$1.19
THB39.55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫10,810
|
$0.48
THB16.05
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
₫15,585
|
$0.79
THB26.24
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₫10,250
|
$0.63
THB21.02
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,133
|
$0.64
THB21.28
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,092
|
$0.45
THB15.11
|
|
pay 69.5% more for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫85,498
|
$4.25
THB141.02
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.87
₫168,738
|
$22.11
THB734.42
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,303.88
₫843,054,390
|
$24,588.11
THB816,804.86
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.70
₫140,033
|
$9.24
THB306.80
|
|
pay 29.4% more for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.95
₫220,077
|
$15.82
THB525.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.25
₫7,477,179
|
$393.06
THB13,057.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.52
₫5,173,820
|
$209.24
THB6,950.87
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.00
₫1,056,858
|
$48.32
THB1,605.12
|
|
pay 20.7% more for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.34
₫5,218,406
|
$329.15
THB10,934.20
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,971.85
₫294,220,888
|
$10,347.16
THB343,727.62
|
|
pay 95.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
₫21,907
|
$1.87
THB62.23
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
₫38,427
|
$1.81
THB60.16
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.19
₫29,137
|
$3.52
THB116.83
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.79
₫560,147
|
$46.67
THB1,550.46
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.60
₫88,429
|
$5.45
THB181.12
|
|
pay 1.2% less for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
₫705,943
|
$34.16
THB1,134.92
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.06
₫566,779
|
$26.70
THB887.03
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.55
₫2,004,149
|
$75.98
THB2,524.12
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.83
₫2,256,924
|
$61.99
THB2,059.33
|
|
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