Cost of living comparison
Vienna is 2.8 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Vienna instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 5.4 times more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,942
|
$16.49
€15.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫124,938
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫15,110
|
$2.97
€2.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,781
|
$2.34
€2.19
|
|
pay 74.6% more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫28,130
|
$2.25
€2.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫176,133
|
$5.98
€5.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,921
|
$5.64
€5.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,146
|
$4.12
€3.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫45,332
|
$5.24
€4.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫35,563
|
$1.11
€1.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫13,243
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,775
|
$1.12
€1.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,577
|
$1.62
€1.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,108
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,720
|
$0.67
€0.63
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫103,077
|
$7.47
€7.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫203,483
|
$49.48
€46.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,031,122,403
|
$28,585.69
€26,809.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫151,011
|
$18.56
€17.41
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Vietnam
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫254,894
|
$32.60
€30.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,281,530
|
$918.12
€861.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,635,066
|
$715.20
€670.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,065,067
|
$192.75
€180.77
|
|
pay 24.6% more for childcare
Vietnam
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,768,562
|
$275.36
€258.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫257,820,702
|
$12,936.40
€12,132.61
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,818
|
$4.84
€4.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫47,374
|
$4.00
€3.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫32,774
|
$6.60
€6.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫635,206
|
$31.68
€29.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫98,203
|
$12.09
€11.34
|
|
pay 53.0% more for clothing
Vietnam
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫856,543
|
$94.30
€88.44
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫750,397
|
$35.86
€33.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,291,539
|
$90.35
€84.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,697,156
|
$116.35
€109.12
|
|
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