Cost of living comparison
Nepal is 6.4% cheaper than Vietnam.
If you lived in Nepal instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 3.9% less for restaurants
|
Vietnam
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
₫46,429
|
$1.85
NPR250.42
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
₫109,508
|
$6.43
NPR868.30
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
₫13,861
|
$0.47
NPR63.95
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
₫8,718
|
$0.17
NPR22.73
|
|
pay 29.2% less for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
₫22,338
|
$0.48
NPR64.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₫152,114
|
$3.46
NPR466.76
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.38
₫136,114
|
$2.89
NPR390.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.49
₫37,692
|
$1.47
NPR198.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
₫38,358
|
$1.40
NPR189.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
₫31,976
|
$1.06
NPR142.66
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,122
|
$0.42
NPR57.15
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
₫16,034
|
$0.53
NPR71.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₫10,545
|
$0.28
NPR37.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,483
|
$0.20
NPR27.10
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,440
|
$0.26
NPR34.93
|
|
pay 61.0% more for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫87,962
|
$4.93
NPR665.48
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.87
₫173,602
|
$14.97
NPR2,021.77
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,303.88
₫867,354,989
|
$32,088.94
NPR4,333,942.10
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.70
₫144,070
|
$10.88
NPR1,469.40
|
|
pay 40.0% less for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.95
₫226,420
|
$9.92
NPR1,340.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.25
₫7,692,705
|
$90.65
NPR12,242.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.52
₫5,322,952
|
$66.00
NPR8,913.76
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.00
₫1,087,321
|
$29.38
NPR3,968.29
|
|
pay 71.4% less for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.34
₫5,368,824
|
$69.48
NPR9,383.76
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,971.85
₫302,701,650
|
$2,917.30
NPR394,010.88
|
|
pay 58.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
₫22,539
|
$2.32
NPR312.80
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
₫39,535
|
$1.51
NPR203.91
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.19
₫29,977
|
$2.93
NPR396.28
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.79
₫576,293
|
$22.95
NPR3,099.03
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.60
₫90,978
|
$3.23
NPR436.75
|
|
pay 20.0% less for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
₫726,292
|
$22.32
NPR3,014.20
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.06
₫583,116
|
$35.72
NPR4,824.65
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.55
₫2,061,918
|
$42.27
NPR5,709.13
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.83
₫2,321,979
|
$32.72
NPR4,419.16
|
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