Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 53.5% cheaper than Wellington.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Wellington, you would:
pay 73.5% less for restaurants
|
Wellington
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.79
NZ$23.20
|
$1.96
₫49,117
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.40
NZ$15.82
|
$4.91
₫122,875
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
NZ$4.35
|
$0.59
₫14,860
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
NZ$3.91
|
$0.38
₫9,619
|
|
pay 39.3% less for groceries
|
Wellington
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.13
NZ$3.58
|
$1.11
₫27,665
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.07
NZ$8.53
|
$6.92
₫173,224
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.36
NZ$12.38
|
$5.46
₫136,626
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.65
NZ$7.83
|
$1.62
₫40,466
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.79
NZ$8.06
|
$1.78
₫44,583
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.41
NZ$2.37
|
$1.40
₫34,976
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.08
NZ$1.82
|
$0.52
₫13,024
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.42
NZ$2.39
|
$0.78
₫19,449
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.62
NZ$4.41
|
$0.49
₫12,369
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
NZ$1.75
|
$0.55
₫13,875
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
NZ$1.55
|
$0.54
₫13,494
|
|
pay 38.2% less for transportation
|
Wellington
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.96
NZ$11.72
|
$4.05
₫101,374
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$95.46
NZ$160.63
|
$8.00
₫200,122
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,889.45
NZ$46,928.27
|
$40,523.11
₫1,014,092,041
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.89
NZ$28.42
|
$5.93
₫148,517
|
|
pay 78.1% less for housing
|
Wellington
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.53
NZ$96.80
|
$10.02
₫250,684
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,590.25
NZ$2,675.83
|
$364.76
₫9,128,233
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,399.68
NZ$2,355.17
|
$221.46
₫5,541,996
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$133.18
NZ$224.10
|
$41.86
₫1,047,476
|
|
pay 46.3% less for childcare
|
Wellington
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$833.64
NZ$1,402.73
|
$226.70
₫5,673,286
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,637.85
NZ$21,265.11
|
$10,132.35
₫253,562,449
|
|
pay 67.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Wellington
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.89
NZ$11.60
|
$0.94
₫23,425
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.40
NZ$5.72
|
$1.86
₫46,592
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.82
NZ$40.08
|
$1.29
₫32,233
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.36
NZ$69.60
|
$24.96
₫624,714
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.54
NZ$21.09
|
$3.86
₫96,581
|
|
pay 31.9% less for clothing
|
Wellington
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.58
NZ$132.23
|
$33.66
₫842,396
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.12
NZ$79.29
|
$29.49
₫738,003
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.54
NZ$180.95
|
$90.06
₫2,253,691
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.08
NZ$213.82
|
$106.00
₫2,652,608
|
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