Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 4.2% cheaper than Albania.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Albania, you would:
pay 56.6% less for restaurants
|
Albania
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.46
ALL674
|
$1.84
₫46,457
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.30
ALL569
|
$4.33
₫109,575
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL143
|
$0.55
₫13,870
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
ALL68
|
$0.34
₫8,723
|
|
pay 7.7% less for groceries
|
Albania
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ALL72
|
$0.88
₫22,351
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.90
ALL443
|
$6.02
₫152,208
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
ALL628
|
$5.38
₫136,198
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.29
ALL297
|
$1.49
₫37,716
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
ALL290
|
$1.52
₫38,382
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
ALL56
|
$1.26
₫31,996
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL95
|
$0.44
₫11,129
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
ALL65
|
$0.63
₫16,044
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ALL58
|
$0.42
₫10,552
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL41
|
$0.49
₫12,491
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ALL43
|
$0.49
₫12,448
|
|
pay 44.9% less for transportation
|
Albania
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL708
|
$3.48
₫88,017
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.59
ALL1,408
|
$6.87
₫173,709
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,451.57
ALL2,751,737
|
$34,303.88
₫867,888,190
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.40
ALL2,657
|
$5.70
₫144,158
|
|
pay 26.2% less for housing
|
Albania
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.91
ALL1,438
|
$8.95
₫226,560
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$333.93
ALL30,175
|
$304.25
₫7,697,434
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$252.77
ALL22,841
|
$210.52
₫5,326,224
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.76
ALL6,033
|
$43.00
₫1,087,990
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
|
Albania
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.51
ALL13,058
|
$212.34
₫5,372,124
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,989.15
ALL270,112
|
$11,971.85
₫302,887,734
|
|
pay 44.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Albania
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
ALL224
|
$0.89
₫22,552
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
ALL139
|
$1.56
₫39,559
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.54
ALL320
|
$1.19
₫29,995
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.41
ALL3,290
|
$22.79
₫576,647
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.18
ALL739
|
$3.60
₫91,034
|
|
pay 23.3% less for clothing
|
Albania
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.87
ALL4,145
|
$28.72
₫726,738
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.92
ALL4,059
|
$23.06
₫583,474
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.19
ALL7,065
|
$81.55
₫2,063,185
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.69
ALL9,370
|
$91.83
₫2,323,406
|
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