Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 57.1% cheaper than Dublin.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Dublin, you would:
pay 78.0% less for restaurants
|
Dublin
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.44
€20.33
|
$1.92
₫48,751
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.16
|
$4.34
₫110,204
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
€2.34
|
$0.54
₫13,674
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
€1.85
|
$0.33
₫8,256
|
|
pay 33.3% less for groceries
|
Dublin
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
€1.75
|
$0.90
₫22,912
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
€3.42
|
$6.05
₫153,712
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
€5.05
|
$5.46
₫138,664
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.22
€4.00
|
$1.46
₫37,083
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.64
€4.40
|
$1.55
₫39,278
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.05
|
$1.20
₫30,410
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$0.43
₫10,819
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.21
|
$0.57
₫14,480
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
€1.76
|
$0.45
₫11,339
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$0.48
₫12,084
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.68
|
$0.48
₫12,240
|
|
pay 58.6% less for transportation
|
Dublin
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.82
|
$3.47
₫88,040
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$123.25
€116.89
|
$7.11
₫180,471
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,306.91
€37,277.18
|
$35,423.92
₫899,426,705
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.47
€25.11
|
$5.64
₫143,254
|
|
pay 85.2% less for housing
|
Dublin
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.82
€52.93
|
$8.68
₫220,471
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,138.28
€2,027.86
|
$297.09
₫7,543,206
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,827.10
€1,732.75
|
$207.27
₫5,262,648
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$214.65
€203.56
|
$39.91
₫1,013,362
|
|
pay 27.3% less for childcare
|
Dublin
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,307.98
€1,240.44
|
$205.27
₫5,211,787
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,645.87
€9,147.77
|
$12,496.31
₫317,286,002
|
|
pay 76.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Dublin
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
€7.11
|
$0.88
₫22,251
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.33
€4.11
|
$1.58
₫40,124
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.68
€16.77
|
$1.27
₫32,138
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.25
€53.35
|
$22.09
₫560,880
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€13.21
|
$3.38
₫85,773
|
|
pay 41.4% less for clothing
|
Dublin
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.07
€91.11
|
$28.00
₫710,857
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.10
€38.97
|
$22.19
₫563,506
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.72
€92.67
|
$79.50
₫2,018,415
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.27
€108.37
|
$79.86
₫2,027,617
|
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