Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 34.8% cheaper than Japan overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 45.6% less in Vietnam
- Groceries
-
pay 42.8% less in Vietnam
- Transportation
-
pay 30.7% less in Vietnam
- Housing
-
pay 53.4% less in Vietnam
- Childcare
-
pay 8.1% less in Vietnam
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 62.5% less in Vietnam
- Clothing
-
pay 0.8% less in Vietnam
Expenses including entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, groceries, transportation, and childcare are lower in Vietnam.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Japan, you would:
pay 45.6% less for restaurants
|
Japan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.44
¥953
|
$1.92
₫48,971
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.94
¥731
|
$4.34
₫110,701
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
¥144
|
$0.54
₫13,736
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
¥108
|
$0.33
₫8,293
|
|
pay 42.8% less for groceries
|
Japan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
¥226
|
$0.90
₫23,015
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
¥847
|
$6.05
₫154,406
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥808
|
$5.46
₫139,290
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
¥299
|
$1.46
₫37,251
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
¥404
|
$1.55
₫39,456
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.17
¥322
|
$1.20
₫30,547
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
¥152
|
$0.43
₫10,868
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.64
¥243
|
$0.57
₫14,545
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.04
¥301
|
$0.45
₫11,390
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
¥187
|
$0.48
₫12,139
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
¥160
|
$0.48
₫12,295
|
|
pay 30.7% less for transportation
|
Japan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
¥625
|
$3.47
₫88,438
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$57.82
¥8,559
|
$7.11
₫181,286
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,042.19
¥3,263,236
|
$35,423.92
₫903,486,968
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.42
¥3,764
|
$5.64
₫143,901
|
|
pay 53.4% less for housing
|
Japan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.09
¥4,603
|
$8.68
₫221,466
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.38
¥74,078
|
$297.09
₫7,577,258
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.42
¥48,176
|
$207.27
₫5,286,405
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.04
¥16,735
|
$39.91
₫1,017,937
|
|
pay 8.1% less for childcare
|
Japan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.10
¥42,652
|
$205.27
₫5,235,315
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,095.30
¥1,642,604
|
$12,496.31
₫318,718,320
|
|
pay 62.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Japan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
¥401
|
$0.88
₫22,352
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
¥411
|
$1.58
₫40,305
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.98
¥590
|
$1.27
₫32,283
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.72
¥8,545
|
$22.09
₫563,412
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
¥1,773
|
$3.38
₫86,161
|
|
pay 0.8% less for clothing
|
Japan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.54
¥6,002
|
$28.00
₫714,066
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.82
¥3,970
|
$22.19
₫566,050
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.08
¥8,006
|
$79.50
₫2,027,526
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.66
¥12,090
|
$79.86
₫2,036,770
|
|
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