Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 2.7 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,746
|
$7.57
¥1,196
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫124,447
|
$5.30
¥837
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫15,050
|
$1.29
¥204
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,742
|
$0.88
¥139
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫28,019
|
$1.58
¥250
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫175,441
|
$7.12
¥1,126
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,375
|
$5.46
¥863
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫40,984
|
$2.04
¥323
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫45,154
|
$3.81
¥602
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫35,424
|
$3.30
¥522
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫13,191
|
$1.52
¥240
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,698
|
$3.33
¥526
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,528
|
$2.26
¥357
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,053
|
$2.29
¥362
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,666
|
$1.79
¥282
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫102,672
|
$4.77
¥754
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫202,684
|
$75.67
¥11,963
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,027,071,957
|
$21,565.59
¥3,409,413
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫150,418
|
$28.75
¥4,546
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Vietnam
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫253,893
|
$35.00
¥5,533
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,245,070
|
$1,128.57
¥178,422
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,612,931
|
$671.52
¥106,164
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,060,883
|
$138.96
¥21,969
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Vietnam
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,745,902
|
$616.16
¥97,412
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫256,807,933
|
$17,025.47
¥2,691,641
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,725
|
$4.16
¥658
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫47,188
|
$3.54
¥560
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫32,646
|
$4.54
¥718
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫632,710
|
$72.81
¥11,510
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫97,818
|
$13.62
¥2,153
|
|
pay 13.9% more for clothing
Vietnam
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫853,178
|
$50.16
¥7,930
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫747,449
|
$40.10
¥6,339
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,282,537
|
$65.44
¥10,345
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,686,561
|
$103.70
¥16,395
|
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