Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 63.7% cheaper than California.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of California, you would:
pay 79.6% less for restaurants
California
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.02
|
$1.92
₫48,875
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.52
|
$4.34
₫110,484
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
|
$0.54
₫13,709
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
|
$0.33
₫8,277
|
|
pay 54.4% less for groceries
California
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.14
|
$0.90
₫22,970
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.95
|
$6.05
₫154,103
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.61
|
$5.46
₫139,017
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.33
|
$1.46
₫37,178
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.70
|
$1.55
₫39,378
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.34
|
$1.20
₫30,487
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
|
$0.43
₫10,847
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.91
|
$0.57
₫14,517
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.38
|
$0.45
₫11,368
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
|
$0.48
₫12,115
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.44
|
$0.48
₫12,271
|
|
pay 42.6% less for transportation
California
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
|
$3.47
₫88,264
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$62.05
|
$7.11
₫180,931
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,005.28
|
$35,423.92
₫901,716,197
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.07
|
$5.64
₫143,619
|
|
pay 85.4% less for housing
California
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.54
|
$8.68
₫221,032
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,371.29
|
$297.09
₫7,562,407
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,055.18
|
$207.27
₫5,276,044
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$171.68
|
$39.91
₫1,015,942
|
|
pay 73.7% less for childcare
California
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,682.51
|
$205.27
₫5,225,054
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$30,905.75
|
$12,496.31
₫318,093,654
|
|
pay 77.9% less for entertainment and sports
California
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$0.88
₫22,308
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.34
|
$1.58
₫40,226
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.91
|
$1.27
₫32,220
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.35
|
$22.09
₫562,308
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.41
|
$3.38
₫85,992
|
|
pay 32.5% less for clothing
California
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.77
|
$28.00
₫712,666
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.15
|
$22.19
₫564,941
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.15
|
$79.50
₫2,023,552
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.31
|
$79.86
₫2,032,778
|
|
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