Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 62.3% cheaper than Paris.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Paris, you would:
pay 82.5% less for restaurants
|
Paris
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.41
|
$1.92
₫48,875
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
€12.33
|
$4.34
₫110,484
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.09
€3.92
|
$0.54
₫13,709
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.96
€2.84
|
$0.33
₫8,277
|
|
pay 53.0% less for groceries
|
Paris
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
€1.92
|
$0.90
₫22,970
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.23
€10.77
|
$6.05
₫154,103
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.41
€5.18
|
$5.46
₫139,017
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.85
€4.65
|
$1.46
₫37,178
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.32
€6.06
|
$1.55
₫39,378
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
€1.52
|
$1.20
₫30,487
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.01
|
$0.43
₫10,847
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.44
|
$0.57
₫14,517
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
€1.70
|
$0.45
₫11,368
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.06
|
$0.48
₫12,115
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.16
|
$0.48
₫12,271
|
|
pay 54.0% less for transportation
|
Paris
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.65
€7.34
|
$3.47
₫88,264
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$92.60
€88.78
|
$7.11
₫180,931
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,688.77
€31,341.11
|
$35,423.92
₫901,716,197
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.84
€23.82
|
$5.64
₫143,619
|
|
pay 77.9% less for housing
|
Paris
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.65
€32.27
|
$8.68
₫221,032
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,367.25
€1,310.88
|
$297.09
₫7,562,407
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,057.37
€1,013.78
|
$207.27
₫5,276,044
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$188.37
€180.60
|
$39.91
₫1,015,942
|
|
pay 47.2% less for childcare
|
Paris
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$756.26
€725.08
|
$205.27
₫5,225,054
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,942.48
€15,285.22
|
$12,496.31
₫318,093,654
|
|
pay 71.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Paris
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
€7.19
|
$0.88
₫22,308
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.31
€4.14
|
$1.58
₫40,226
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.40
€12.84
|
$1.27
₫32,220
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.48
€34.98
|
$22.09
₫562,308
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€13.36
|
$3.38
₫85,992
|
|
pay 50.1% less for clothing
|
Paris
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$103.81
€99.53
|
$28.00
₫712,666
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.57
€44.65
|
$22.19
₫564,941
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.54
€106.94
|
$79.50
₫2,023,552
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$148.98
€142.83
|
$79.86
₫2,032,778
|
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