Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 2.8 times more expensive than Bangladesh.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Bangladesh, you would:
pay 65.8% more for restaurants
|
Bangladesh
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.35
BDT161.68
|
$1.92
₫48,751
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.41
BDT528.14
|
$4.34
₫110,204
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
BDT30.38
|
$0.54
₫13,674
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
BDT18.59
|
$0.33
₫8,256
|
|
pay 69.6% more for groceries
|
Bangladesh
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
BDT62.50
|
$0.90
₫22,912
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.80
BDT455.39
|
$6.05
₫153,712
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.60
BDT312.17
|
$5.46
₫138,664
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.11
BDT133.44
|
$1.46
₫37,083
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.00
BDT119.94
|
$1.55
₫39,278
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
BDT105.80
|
$1.20
₫30,410
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
BDT42.05
|
$0.43
₫10,819
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
BDT95.88
|
$0.57
₫14,480
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
BDT31.57
|
$0.45
₫11,339
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
BDT16.44
|
$0.48
₫12,084
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
BDT29.96
|
$0.48
₫12,240
|
|
pay 11.4% more for transportation
|
Bangladesh
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.68
BDT441.31
|
$3.47
₫88,040
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.31
BDT1,474.96
|
$7.11
₫180,471
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,789.60
BDT3,091,181.17
|
$35,423.92
₫899,426,705
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.61
BDT432.49
|
$5.64
₫143,254
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Bangladesh
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.51
BDT1,858.89
|
$8.68
₫220,471
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$75.62
BDT9,064.12
|
$297.09
₫7,543,206
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$47.62
BDT5,707.55
|
$207.27
₫5,262,648
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.70
BDT2,480.82
|
$39.91
₫1,013,362
|
|
pay 9.9 times more for childcare
|
Bangladesh
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.22
BDT3,622.68
|
$205.27
₫5,211,787
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$962.19
BDT115,329.16
|
$12,496.31
₫317,286,002
|
|
pay 6.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bangladesh
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.80
BDT456.01
|
$0.88
₫22,251
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
BDT164.68
|
$1.58
₫40,124
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.59
BDT310.46
|
$1.27
₫32,138
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.68
BDT1,400.45
|
$22.09
₫560,880
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.67
BDT440.28
|
$3.38
₫85,773
|
|
pay 87.4% more for clothing
|
Bangladesh
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.35
BDT2,079.71
|
$28.00
₫710,857
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.87
BDT2,022.61
|
$22.19
₫563,506
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.90
BDT4,422.76
|
$79.50
₫2,018,415
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.09
BDT3,965.69
|
$79.86
₫2,027,617
|
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