Cost of living comparison
Vaughan is 3.4 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Vaughan instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 4.2 times more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Vaughan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,885
|
$14.75
CA$20.17
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫124,795
|
$9.96
CA$13.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫15,092
|
$1.81
CA$2.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,770
|
$1.57
CA$2.14
|
|
pay 74.8% more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Vaughan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫28,098
|
$2.12
CA$2.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫175,932
|
$6.27
CA$8.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,762
|
$9.02
CA$12.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,099
|
$2.49
CA$3.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫45,280
|
$5.78
CA$7.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫35,523
|
$1.55
CA$2.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫13,227
|
$0.76
CA$1.03
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,753
|
$1.39
CA$1.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,563
|
$1.15
CA$1.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,092
|
$0.98
CA$1.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,704
|
$0.82
CA$1.13
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Vaughan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫102,959
|
$4.95
CA$6.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫203,250
|
$115.05
CA$157.29
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,029,943,428
|
$22,862.20
CA$31,256.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫150,839
|
$16.11
CA$22.03
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for housing
Vietnam
|
Vaughan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫254,603
|
$61.80
CA$84.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,270,917
|
$1,696.23
CA$2,319.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,628,623
|
$1,438.11
CA$1,966.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,063,849
|
$143.62
CA$196.35
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Vietnam
|
Vaughan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,761,966
|
$829.68
CA$1,134.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫257,525,912
|
$17,699.77
CA$24,198.24
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Vaughan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,791
|
$4.42
CA$6.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫47,320
|
$3.44
CA$4.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫32,737
|
$11.06
CA$15.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫634,479
|
$34.11
CA$46.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫98,091
|
$9.59
CA$13.11
|
|
pay 21.1% more for clothing
Vietnam
|
Vaughan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫855,563
|
$52.24
CA$71.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫749,539
|
$40.56
CA$55.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,288,919
|
$80.94
CA$110.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,694,072
|
$108.04
CA$147.71
|
|
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