Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 44.3% cheaper than Finland overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 76.6% less in Vietnam
- Groceries
-
pay 25.9% less in Vietnam
- Transportation
-
pay 50.2% less in Vietnam
- Housing
-
pay 61.3% less in Vietnam
- Childcare
-
pay 7.1% more in Vietnam
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 72.8% less in Vietnam
- Clothing
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pay 30.3% less in Vietnam
Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, clothing, and groceries are lower in Vietnam.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Finland, you would:
pay 76.6% less for restaurants
|
Finland
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.18
€12.99
|
$1.92
₫48,987
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.44
€9.56
|
$4.34
₫110,738
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.36
|
$0.54
₫13,740
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.71
|
$0.33
₫8,296
|
|
pay 25.9% less for groceries
|
Finland
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.09
|
$0.90
₫23,023
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
€3.39
|
$6.05
₫154,457
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.27
€3.91
|
$5.46
₫139,336
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.76
|
$1.46
₫37,263
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.38
€4.93
|
$1.55
₫39,469
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.90
|
$1.20
₫30,557
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.75
|
$0.43
₫10,872
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.90
|
$0.57
₫14,550
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
€1.53
|
$0.45
₫11,394
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.48
₫12,143
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$0.48
₫12,299
|
|
pay 50.2% less for transportation
|
Finland
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.00
|
$3.47
₫88,467
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$60.52
€55.44
|
$7.11
₫181,346
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,800.37
€29,130.57
|
$35,423.92
₫903,786,964
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.35
€16.81
|
$5.64
₫143,949
|
|
pay 61.3% less for housing
|
Finland
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.24
€20.38
|
$8.68
₫221,540
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$734.49
€672.82
|
$297.09
₫7,579,774
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$604.75
€553.98
|
$207.27
₫5,288,160
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.90
€88.77
|
$39.91
₫1,018,275
|
|
pay 7.1% more for childcare
|
Finland
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$291.42
€266.95
|
$205.27
₫5,237,053
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,693.67
€7,963.80
|
$12,496.31
₫318,824,148
|
|
pay 72.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Finland
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.29
€6.68
|
$0.88
₫22,359
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.21
€3.86
|
$1.58
₫40,319
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.54
€9.65
|
$1.27
₫32,294
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.73
€38.23
|
$22.09
₫563,599
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.60
€14.29
|
$3.38
₫86,189
|
|
pay 30.3% less for clothing
|
Finland
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.15
€68.84
|
$28.00
₫714,303
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.18
€28.57
|
$22.19
₫566,238
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.09
€75.20
|
$79.50
₫2,028,199
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.56
€99.45
|
$79.86
₫2,037,446
|
|
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