Cost of living comparison
United States is 4.0 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in United States instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 5.6 times more for restaurants
|
Vietnam
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
₫45,128
|
$18.02
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
₫106,440
|
$10.37
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
₫13,473
|
$2.44
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
₫8,474
|
$1.98
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
₫21,712
|
$3.43
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₫147,853
|
$6.30
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.38
₫132,300
|
$3.93
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.49
₫36,636
|
$3.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
₫37,284
|
$5.12
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
₫31,080
|
$2.31
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫10,810
|
$0.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
₫15,585
|
$2.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₫10,250
|
$2.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,133
|
$1.32
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,092
|
$1.38
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫85,498
|
$3.61
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.87
₫168,738
|
$65.73
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,303.88
₫843,054,390
|
$31,580.82
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.70
₫140,033
|
$17.71
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for housing
|
Vietnam
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.95
₫220,077
|
$67.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.25
₫7,477,179
|
$1,635.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.52
₫5,173,820
|
$1,397.18
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.00
₫1,056,858
|
$148.42
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.34
₫5,218,406
|
$1,344.29
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,971.85
₫294,220,888
|
$23,001.10
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
₫21,907
|
$5.73
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
₫38,427
|
$4.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.19
₫29,137
|
$9.54
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.79
₫560,147
|
$51.32
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.60
₫88,429
|
$13.21
|
|
pay 45.0% more for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
₫705,943
|
$50.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.06
₫566,779
|
$40.92
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.55
₫2,004,149
|
$85.55
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.83
₫2,256,924
|
$113.11
|
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