Cost of living comparison

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

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

pay 74.5% less for restaurants

 
Canada
Vietnam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.37
CA$23.21
$1.92
₫48,751
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.01
CA$14.19
$4.34
₫110,204
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.00
CA$2.83
$0.54
₫13,674

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pay 48.1% less for groceries

 
Canada
Vietnam
Bread
1 loaf
$2.48
CA$3.52
$0.90
₫22,912
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.30
CA$7.52
$6.05
₫153,712
Milk (1 gallon) $8.04
CA$11.39
$5.46
₫138,664

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pay 32.6% less for transportation

 
Canada
Vietnam
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.35
CA$6.16
$3.47
₫88,040
Monthly public transit pass $65.88
CA$93.41
$7.11
₫180,471
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $24,555.94
CA$34,819.10
$35,423.92
₫899,427,285

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pay 77.1% less for housing

 
Canada
Vietnam
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$60.95
CA$86.43
$8.68
₫220,471
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,220.42
CA$1,730.49
$297.09
₫7,543,211
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,114.36
CA$1,580.10
$207.27
₫5,262,651

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pay 34.0% less for childcare

 
Canada
Vietnam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $729.99
CA$1,035.09
$205.27
₫5,211,791
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $12,017.58
CA$17,040.33
$12,496.31
₫317,286,207

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pay 69.4% less for entertainment and sports

 
Canada
Vietnam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.20
CA$7.37
$0.88
₫22,251
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.58
CA$5.08
$1.58
₫40,124
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$12.91
CA$18.31
$1.27
₫32,138

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pay 29.8% less for clothing

 
Canada
Vietnam
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$53.89
CA$76.41
$28.00
₫710,857
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$39.01
CA$55.32
$22.19
₫563,507
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$84.94
CA$120.44
$79.50
₫2,018,416

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2025
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