Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 28.6% cheaper than Warsaw.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 61.0% less for restaurants
Warsaw
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
zł37.29
|
$1.96
₫48,618
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
zł27.27
|
$4.91
₫121,627
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
zł6.44
|
$0.59
₫14,709
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
zł5.88
|
$0.38
₫9,522
|
|
pay 27.1% more for groceries
Warsaw
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
zł4.16
|
$1.11
₫27,384
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
zł16.83
|
$6.92
₫171,465
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
zł14.32
|
$5.46
₫135,239
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
zł11.08
|
$1.62
₫40,055
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
zł10.34
|
$1.78
₫44,130
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
zł1.65
|
$1.40
₫34,621
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
zł2.65
|
$0.52
₫12,892
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
zł2.97
|
$0.78
₫19,251
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
zł5.36
|
$0.49
₫12,244
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
zł1.47
|
$0.55
₫13,734
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
zł1.55
|
$0.54
₫13,357
|
|
pay 15.5% less for transportation
Warsaw
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
zł24.75
|
$4.05
₫100,345
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.65
zł102.54
|
$8.00
₫198,090
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,040.90
zł100,110.60
|
$40,523.11
₫1,003,792,613
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.46
zł29.83
|
$5.93
₫147,009
|
|
pay 58.3% less for housing
Warsaw
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.86
zł55.40
|
$10.02
₫248,138
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$888.26
zł3,551.16
|
$364.76
₫9,035,524
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$687.84
zł2,749.91
|
$221.46
₫5,485,710
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.98
zł795.50
|
$41.86
₫1,036,837
|
|
pay 29.1% less for childcare
Warsaw
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$442.43
zł1,768.80
|
$226.70
₫5,615,666
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,192.96
zł44,748.14
|
$10,132.35
₫250,987,191
|
|
pay 50.6% less for entertainment and sports
Warsaw
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.26
zł13.05
|
$0.94
₫23,187
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
zł12.61
|
$1.86
₫46,119
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
zł16.78
|
$1.29
₫31,906
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.98
zł135.86
|
$24.96
₫618,370
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.99
zł27.97
|
$3.86
₫95,600
|
|
pay 12.9% less for clothing
Warsaw
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.81
zł311.07
|
$33.66
₫833,840
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.95
zł135.71
|
$29.49
₫730,508
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.04
zł340.00
|
$90.06
₫2,230,802
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.44
zł377.58
|
$106.00
₫2,625,668
|
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