Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 44.3% cheaper than Finland.
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
€13.50
|
$1.92
₫48,782
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.44
€9.94
|
$4.34
₫110,274
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.45
|
$0.54
₫13,683
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.77
|
$0.33
₫8,261
|
|
pay 25.9% less for groceries
|
Finland
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.18
|
$0.90
₫22,927
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
€3.52
|
$6.05
₫153,809
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.27
€4.07
|
$5.46
₫138,752
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.87
|
$1.46
₫37,107
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.38
€5.13
|
$1.55
₫39,303
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.94
|
$1.20
₫30,429
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.78
|
$0.43
₫10,826
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.93
|
$0.57
₫14,489
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
€1.59
|
$0.45
₫11,346
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.54
|
$0.48
₫12,092
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.71
|
$0.48
₫12,247
|
|
pay 50.2% less for transportation
|
Finland
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.28
|
$3.47
₫88,096
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$60.52
€57.62
|
$7.11
₫180,586
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,800.37
€30,280.31
|
$35,423.92
₫899,997,914
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.35
€17.48
|
$5.64
₫143,345
|
|
pay 61.3% less for housing
|
Finland
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.24
€21.18
|
$8.68
₫220,611
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$734.49
€699.38
|
$297.09
₫7,547,996
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$604.75
€575.85
|
$207.27
₫5,265,990
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.90
€92.27
|
$39.91
₫1,014,006
|
|
pay 7.1% more for childcare
|
Finland
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$291.42
€277.49
|
$205.27
₫5,215,097
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,693.67
€8,278.11
|
$12,496.31
₫317,487,505
|
|
pay 72.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Finland
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.29
€6.94
|
$0.88
₫22,265
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.21
€4.01
|
$1.58
₫40,150
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.54
€10.04
|
$1.27
₫32,158
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.73
€39.74
|
$22.09
₫561,236
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.60
€14.85
|
$3.38
₫85,828
|
|
pay 30.3% less for clothing
|
Finland
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.15
€71.56
|
$28.00
₫711,308
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.18
€29.69
|
$22.19
₫563,864
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.09
€78.17
|
$79.50
₫2,019,696
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.56
€103.37
|
$79.86
₫2,028,904
|
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