Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 2.5 times more expensive than Pakistan.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Pakistan, you would:
pay 43.7% more for restaurants
|
Pakistan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.63
PKR454.86
|
$1.92
₫48,751
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.70
PKR1,030.91
|
$4.34
₫110,204
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
PKR83.06
|
$0.54
₫13,674
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
PKR56.77
|
$0.33
₫8,256
|
|
pay 95.1% more for groceries
|
Pakistan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
PKR151.63
|
$0.90
₫22,912
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.48
PKR689.43
|
$6.05
₫153,712
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.74
PKR762.92
|
$5.46
₫138,664
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.15
PKR321.37
|
$1.46
₫37,083
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.24
PKR344.50
|
$1.55
₫39,278
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
PKR129.70
|
$1.20
₫30,410
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.28
PKR77.91
|
$0.43
₫10,819
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.32
PKR89.38
|
$0.57
₫14,480
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
PKR63.87
|
$0.45
₫11,339
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
PKR46.61
|
$0.48
₫12,084
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
PKR61.40
|
$0.48
₫12,240
|
|
pay 27.4% more for transportation
|
Pakistan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.71
PKR1,033.21
|
$3.47
₫88,040
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.71
PKR1,869.29
|
$7.11
₫180,471
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,760.96
PKR5,224,661.71
|
$35,423.92
₫899,426,705
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.64
PKR1,292.11
|
$5.64
₫143,254
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Pakistan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.82
PKR3,849.01
|
$8.68
₫220,471
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$88.73
PKR24,710.26
|
$297.09
₫7,543,206
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$52.29
PKR14,561.85
|
$207.27
₫5,262,648
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.51
PKR16,849.94
|
$39.91
₫1,013,362
|
|
pay 7.9 times more for childcare
|
Pakistan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$34.35
PKR9,566.28
|
$205.27
₫5,211,787
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,271.23
PKR354,018.94
|
$12,496.31
₫317,286,002
|
|
pay 3.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Pakistan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
PKR508.07
|
$0.88
₫22,251
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
PKR416.53
|
$1.58
₫40,124
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.89
PKR526.52
|
$1.27
₫32,138
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.72
PKR3,541.88
|
$22.09
₫560,880
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.87
PKR1,077.96
|
$3.38
₫85,773
|
|
pay 76.1% more for clothing
|
Pakistan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.19
PKR3,950.77
|
$28.00
₫710,857
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.90
PKR6,097.71
|
$22.19
₫563,506
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.34
PKR17,083.57
|
$79.50
₫2,018,415
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.94
PKR8,059.11
|
$79.86
₫2,027,617
|
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