Cost of living comparison

 Austria
compared to
 Vietnam
Vietnam vs. Austria Cost of Living Summary
Vietnam vs. Austria Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vietnam instead of Austria, you would:

pay 79.0% less for restaurants

 
Austria
Vietnam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $15.38
€14.66
$1.92
₫48,751
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.63
€10.13
$4.34
₫110,204
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.11
€2.97
$0.54
₫13,674

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pay 45.7% less for groceries

 
Austria
Vietnam
Bread
1 loaf
$2.51
€2.39
$0.90
₫22,912
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.15
€7.77
$6.05
₫153,712
Milk (1 gallon) $5.62
€5.35
$5.46
₫138,664

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pay 42.6% less for transportation

 
Austria
Vietnam
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.30
€6.01
$3.47
₫88,040
Monthly public transit pass $48.89
€46.60
$7.11
₫180,471
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $26,790.93
€25,535.85
$35,423.92
₫899,427,285

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pay 74.1% less for housing

 
Austria
Vietnam
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$36.05
€34.36
$8.68
₫220,471
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $834.31
€795.22
$297.09
₫7,543,211
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $704.76
€671.75
$207.27
₫5,262,651

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pay 32.4% less for childcare

 
Austria
Vietnam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $436.40
€415.96
$205.27
₫5,211,791
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $14,173.71
€13,509.71
$12,496.31
₫317,286,207

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pay 68.6% less for entertainment and sports

 
Austria
Vietnam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.65
€4.43
$0.88
₫22,251
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.63
€3.46
$1.58
₫40,124
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.56
€6.25
$1.27
₫32,138

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pay 39.8% less for clothing

 
Austria
Vietnam
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$85.11
€81.12
$28.00
₫710,857
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$43.90
€41.84
$22.19
₫563,507
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$88.16
€84.03
$79.50
₫2,018,416

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