Cost of living comparison

 Idaho, USA
compared to
 Vietnam
Vietnam vs. Idaho Cost of Living Summary
Vietnam vs. Idaho Cost Breakdown

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

pay 78.8% less for restaurants

 
Idaho
Vietnam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $18.08
 
$1.92
₫49,854
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$11.08
 
$4.34
₫112,698
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.75
 
$0.54
₫13,983

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pay 36.1% less for groceries

 
Idaho
Vietnam
Bread
1 loaf
$3.15
 
$0.90
₫23,431
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.18
 
$6.05
₫157,190
Milk (1 gallon) $3.32
 
$5.46
₫141,802

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pay 35.5% less for transportation

 
Idaho
Vietnam
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.70
 
$3.47
₫90,033
Monthly public transit pass $42.00
 
$7.11
₫184,556
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $31,674.67
 
$35,423.92
₫919,781,969

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pay 77.3% less for housing

 
Idaho
Vietnam
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$66.51
 
$8.68
₫225,461
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,234.23
 
$297.09
₫7,713,919
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,120.11
 
$207.27
₫5,381,749

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pay 52.9% less for childcare

 
Idaho
Vietnam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,323.99
 
$205.27
₫5,329,737
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $15,880.00
 
$12,496.31
₫324,466,621

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pay 74.4% less for entertainment and sports

 
Idaho
Vietnam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.17
 
$0.88
₫22,755
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.21
 
$1.58
₫41,032
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$8.90
 
$1.27
₫32,865

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pay 27.9% less for clothing

 
Idaho
Vietnam
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$49.04
 
$28.00
₫726,944
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$38.93
 
$22.19
₫576,259
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$85.55
 
$79.50
₫2,064,094

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: May 2025
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