Cost of living comparison

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Vietnam is 71.9% cheaper than Geneva.

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

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pay 86.8% less for restaurants

 
Geneva
Vietnam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $27.62
CHF23.95
$1.84
₫46,600
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$16.57
CHF14.37
$4.33
₫109,911
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $4.75
CHF4.12
$0.55
₫13,912

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pay 57.8% less for groceries

 
Geneva
Vietnam
Bread
1 loaf
$3.71
CHF3.22
$0.88
₫22,420
Local cheese (8 oz) $12.06
CHF10.45
$6.02
₫152,674
Milk (1 gallon) $6.88
CHF5.96
$5.38
₫136,615

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pay 59.4% less for transportation

 
Geneva
Vietnam
Gasoline (1 gallon) $8.16
CHF7.07
$3.48
₫88,286
Monthly public transit pass $77.35
CHF67.05
$6.87
₫174,241
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $36,243.17
CHF31,416.71
$34,303.88
₫870,546,530

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pay 83.8% less for housing

 
Geneva
Vietnam
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$54.85
CHF47.54
$8.95
₫227,254
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,286.57
CHF1,982.07
$304.25
₫7,721,011
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,932.73
CHF1,675.35
$210.52
₫5,342,539

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pay 77.2% less for childcare

 
Geneva
Vietnam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $3,430.53
CHF2,973.69
$212.34
₫5,388,579
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $30,411.36
CHF26,361.51
$11,971.85
₫303,815,478

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pay 80.4% less for entertainment and sports

 
Geneva
Vietnam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.73
CHF6.70
$0.89
₫22,622
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.28
CHF4.58
$1.56
₫39,680
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$9.39
CHF8.14
$1.19
₫30,087

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pay 57.9% less for clothing

 
Geneva
Vietnam
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$109.76
CHF95.14
$28.72
₫728,964
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$66.72
CHF57.84
$23.06
₫585,261
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$131.68
CHF114.14
$81.55
₫2,069,505

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