Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 27.6% cheaper than Poland.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Poland, you would:
pay 65.8% less for restaurants
|
Poland
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.74
PLN35.17
|
$1.84
₫46,600
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
PLN29.59
|
$4.33
₫109,911
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
PLN6.92
|
$0.55
₫13,912
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
PLN5.59
|
$0.34
₫8,750
|
|
pay 8.6% more for groceries
|
Poland
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
PLN4.70
|
$0.88
₫22,420
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PLN16.98
|
$6.02
₫152,674
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.59
PLN14.44
|
$5.38
₫136,615
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
PLN11.49
|
$1.49
₫37,831
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
PLN10.99
|
$1.52
₫38,499
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.72
|
$1.26
₫32,094
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
PLN2.81
|
$0.44
₫11,163
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN3.01
|
$0.63
₫16,093
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
PLN4.51
|
$0.42
₫10,584
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
PLN1.41
|
$0.49
₫12,529
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
PLN2.04
|
$0.49
₫12,486
|
|
pay 34.2% less for transportation
|
Poland
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
PLN25.43
|
$3.48
₫88,286
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.45
PLN118.55
|
$6.87
₫174,241
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,312.40
PLN122,013.48
|
$34,303.88
₫870,546,530
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.94
PLN31.97
|
$5.70
₫144,600
|
|
pay 55.2% less for housing
|
Poland
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.69
PLN59.13
|
$8.95
₫227,254
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$591.18
PLN2,379.62
|
$304.25
₫7,721,011
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.23
PLN1,933.01
|
$210.52
₫5,342,539
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.71
PLN763.62
|
$43.00
₫1,091,322
|
|
pay 31.9% more for childcare
|
Poland
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.71
PLN1,214.43
|
$212.34
₫5,388,579
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,191.48
PLN24,921.96
|
$11,971.85
₫303,815,478
|
|
pay 53.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Poland
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.18
PLN12.79
|
$0.89
₫22,622
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
PLN12.10
|
$1.56
₫39,680
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
PLN18.64
|
$1.19
₫30,087
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.65
PLN127.38
|
$22.79
₫578,413
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.64
PLN26.72
|
$3.60
₫91,312
|
|
pay 25.0% less for clothing
|
Poland
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.35
PLN307.33
|
$28.72
₫728,964
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.00
PLN148.95
|
$23.06
₫585,261
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.47
PLN327.91
|
$81.55
₫2,069,505
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.91
PLN369.97
|
$91.83
₫2,330,523
|
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