Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 43.4% cheaper than Warsaw.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 69.9% less for restaurants
Warsaw
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.16
PLN40.89
|
$1.84
₫46,742
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
PLN33.74
|
$4.33
₫110,247
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
PLN7.28
|
$0.55
₫13,955
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
PLN6.83
|
$0.34
₫8,777
|
|
pay 2.7% more for groceries
Warsaw
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
PLN4.41
|
$0.88
₫22,488
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
PLN18.57
|
$6.02
₫153,140
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
PLN15.60
|
$5.38
₫137,032
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.08
PLN12.41
|
$1.49
₫37,947
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
PLN10.78
|
$1.52
₫38,617
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.74
|
$1.26
₫32,192
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
PLN2.99
|
$0.44
₫11,197
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
PLN3.42
|
$0.63
₫16,142
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
PLN5.54
|
$0.42
₫10,617
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
PLN1.57
|
$0.49
₫12,567
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
PLN2.16
|
$0.49
₫12,524
|
|
pay 35.1% less for transportation
Warsaw
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.40
PLN25.75
|
$3.48
₫88,556
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.94
PLN112.45
|
$6.87
₫174,773
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,011.90
PLN124,819.59
|
$34,303.88
₫873,205,703
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.13
PLN32.71
|
$5.70
₫145,042
|
|
pay 68.4% less for housing
Warsaw
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.13
PLN64.91
|
$8.95
₫227,948
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,108.48
PLN4,461.51
|
$304.25
₫7,744,596
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$848.90
PLN3,416.73
|
$210.52
₫5,358,858
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.74
PLN924.69
|
$43.00
₫1,094,656
|
|
pay 36.6% less for childcare
Warsaw
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$527.99
PLN2,125.11
|
$212.34
₫5,405,039
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,833.43
PLN55,678.06
|
$11,971.85
₫304,743,514
|
|
pay 61.9% less for entertainment and sports
Warsaw
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.06
PLN16.36
|
$0.89
₫22,691
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
PLN14.74
|
$1.56
₫39,802
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.83
PLN19.42
|
$1.19
₫30,179
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.12
PLN169.54
|
$22.79
₫580,180
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.62
PLN30.67
|
$3.60
₫91,591
|
|
pay 34.6% less for clothing
Warsaw
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.42
PLN376.01
|
$28.72
₫731,191
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.56
PLN171.29
|
$23.06
₫587,049
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.76
PLN365.29
|
$81.55
₫2,075,826
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.66
PLN425.27
|
$91.83
₫2,337,642
|
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