Cost of living comparison
Wollongong is 4.2 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Wollongong instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 5.5 times more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Wollongong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
₫46,730
|
$17.28
A$25.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
₫110,218
|
$7.51
A$11.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
₫13,951
|
$2.33
A$3.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
₫8,775
|
$2.31
A$3.46
|
|
pay 100.0% more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Wollongong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
₫22,483
|
$1.73
A$2.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₫153,101
|
$5.54
A$8.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.38
₫136,997
|
$4.60
A$6.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.49
₫37,937
|
$2.94
A$4.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
₫38,607
|
$3.97
A$5.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
₫32,184
|
$1.19
A$1.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,194
|
$1.04
A$1.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
₫16,138
|
$1.56
A$2.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₫10,614
|
$2.02
A$3.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,564
|
$0.75
A$1.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,521
|
$0.75
A$1.13
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Wollongong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫88,533
|
$4.62
A$6.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.87
₫174,729
|
$47.95
A$71.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,303.88
₫872,983,485
|
$29,523.01
A$44,315.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.70
₫145,005
|
$17.81
A$26.74
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
Vietnam
|
Wollongong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.95
₫227,890
|
$50.51
A$75.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.25
₫7,742,625
|
$1,277.49
A$1,917.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.52
₫5,357,494
|
$755.42
A$1,133.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.00
₫1,094,377
|
$141.57
A$212.51
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
Vietnam
|
Wollongong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.34
₫5,403,663
|
$1,595.01
A$2,394.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,971.85
₫304,665,961
|
$14,626.48
A$21,955.09
|
|
pay 7.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Wollongong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
₫22,685
|
$7.31
A$10.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
₫39,791
|
$3.74
A$5.62
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.19
₫30,171
|
$26.58
A$39.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.79
₫580,032
|
$49.25
A$73.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.60
₫91,568
|
$14.95
A$22.45
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Vietnam
|
Wollongong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
₫731,005
|
$92.73
A$139.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.06
₫586,900
|
$83.64
A$125.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.55
₫2,075,298
|
$129.37
A$194.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.83
₫2,337,047
|
$172.79
A$259.37
|
|
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