Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 67.8% cheaper than District of Columbia.
- Restaurants
-
pay 80.5% less in Vietnam
- Groceries
-
pay 55.8% less in Vietnam
- Transportation
-
pay 43.2% less in Vietnam
- Housing
-
pay 84.5% less in Vietnam
- Childcare
-
pay 79.2% less in Vietnam
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 81.8% less in Vietnam
- Clothing
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pay 49.6% less in Vietnam
Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, childcare, groceries, and clothing are lower in Vietnam.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of District of Columbia, you would:
pay 80.5% less for restaurants
|
District of Columbia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.00
|
$1.92
₫48,844
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$4.34
₫110,414
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
|
$0.54
₫13,700
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
|
$0.33
₫8,272
|
|
pay 55.8% less for groceries
|
District of Columbia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.34
|
$0.90
₫22,956
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.84
|
$6.05
₫154,005
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.14
|
$5.46
₫138,928
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.91
|
$1.46
₫37,154
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.73
|
$1.55
₫39,353
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.70
|
$1.20
₫30,468
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
|
$0.43
₫10,840
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.46
|
$0.57
₫14,507
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.59
|
$0.45
₫11,361
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.55
|
$0.48
₫12,107
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.61
|
$0.48
₫12,263
|
|
pay 43.2% less for transportation
|
District of Columbia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.66
|
$3.47
₫88,208
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
|
$7.11
₫180,816
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,699.74
|
$35,423.92
₫901,142,834
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.88
|
$5.64
₫143,528
|
|
pay 84.5% less for housing
|
District of Columbia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.46
|
$8.68
₫220,892
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,582.95
|
$297.09
₫7,557,598
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,028.70
|
$207.27
₫5,272,689
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.65
|
$39.91
₫1,015,296
|
|
pay 79.2% less for childcare
|
District of Columbia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,273.25
|
$205.27
₫5,221,731
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$38,250.00
|
$12,496.31
₫317,891,392
|
|
pay 81.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
District of Columbia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$0.88
₫22,294
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.55
|
$1.58
₫40,201
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.75
|
$1.27
₫32,199
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$106.36
|
$22.09
₫561,950
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.18
|
$3.38
₫85,937
|
|
pay 49.6% less for clothing
|
District of Columbia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.13
|
$28.00
₫712,213
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.77
|
$22.19
₫564,582
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.47
|
$79.50
₫2,022,266
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$178.48
|
$79.86
₫2,031,485
|
|
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