Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 22.8% cheaper than Moscow.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 44.2% less for restaurants
|
Moscow
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.19
RUB945.72
|
$1.92
₫48,875
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.10
RUB525.40
|
$4.34
₫110,484
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
RUB110.37
|
$0.54
₫13,709
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
RUB49.95
|
$0.33
₫8,277
|
|
pay 26.6% more for groceries
|
Moscow
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
RUB63.68
|
$0.90
₫22,970
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
RUB453.55
|
$6.05
₫154,103
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
RUB367.17
|
$5.46
₫139,017
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
RUB156.41
|
$1.46
₫37,178
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
RUB204.38
|
$1.55
₫39,378
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
RUB69.71
|
$1.20
₫30,487
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RUB68.70
|
$0.43
₫10,847
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
RUB73.65
|
$0.57
₫14,517
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
RUB115.65
|
$0.45
₫11,368
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
RUB25.65
|
$0.48
₫12,115
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
RUB21.54
|
$0.48
₫12,271
|
|
pay 1.5% less for transportation
|
Moscow
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.22
RUB228.34
|
$3.47
₫88,264
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.58
RUB2,942.23
|
$7.11
₫180,931
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,621.85
RUB3,152,386.29
|
$35,423.92
₫901,716,197
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.82
RUB598.95
|
$5.64
₫143,619
|
|
pay 37.8% less for housing
|
Moscow
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.38
RUB656.63
|
$8.68
₫221,032
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$960.52
RUB98,881.37
|
$297.09
₫7,562,407
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$583.26
RUB60,044.38
|
$207.27
₫5,276,044
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.66
RUB8,921.22
|
$39.91
₫1,015,942
|
|
pay 18.0% less for childcare
|
Moscow
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$466.53
RUB48,027.53
|
$205.27
₫5,225,054
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,413.52
RUB1,072,026.59
|
$12,496.31
₫318,093,654
|
|
pay 44.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Moscow
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
RUB315.24
|
$0.88
₫22,308
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
RUB259.88
|
$1.58
₫40,226
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
RUB252.19
|
$1.27
₫32,220
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.34
RUB3,329.12
|
$22.09
₫562,308
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
RUB525.40
|
$3.38
₫85,992
|
|
pay 40.4% less for clothing
|
Moscow
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.16
RUB8,354.59
|
$28.00
₫712,666
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.31
RUB4,355.41
|
$22.19
₫564,941
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.95
RUB11,216.19
|
$79.50
₫2,023,552
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.97
RUB10,497.36
|
$79.86
₫2,032,778
|
|
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