Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 60.1% cheaper than Pennsylvania.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Pennsylvania, you would:
pay 75.3% less for restaurants
Pennsylvania
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.53
|
$1.92
₫48,751
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.30
|
$4.34
₫110,204
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.27
|
$0.54
₫13,674
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
|
$0.33
₫8,256
|
|
pay 51.9% less for groceries
Pennsylvania
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.25
|
$0.90
₫22,912
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.37
|
$6.05
₫153,712
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.35
|
$5.46
₫138,664
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
|
$1.46
₫37,083
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.36
|
$1.55
₫39,278
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.43
|
$1.20
₫30,410
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
|
$0.43
₫10,819
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$0.57
₫14,480
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.35
|
$0.45
₫11,339
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.41
|
$0.48
₫12,084
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.45
|
$0.48
₫12,240
|
|
pay 38.5% less for transportation
Pennsylvania
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.58
|
$3.47
₫88,040
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$66.58
|
$7.11
₫180,471
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,817.25
|
$35,423.92
₫899,426,705
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.67
|
$5.64
₫143,254
|
|
pay 79.3% less for housing
Pennsylvania
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.16
|
$8.68
₫220,471
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,357.77
|
$297.09
₫7,543,206
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,179.21
|
$207.27
₫5,262,648
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$136.88
|
$39.91
₫1,013,362
|
|
pay 75.5% less for childcare
Pennsylvania
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,481.93
|
$205.27
₫5,211,787
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$35,614.17
|
$12,496.31
₫317,286,002
|
|
pay 70.6% less for entertainment and sports
Pennsylvania
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.58
|
$0.88
₫22,251
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.03
|
$1.58
₫40,124
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.13
|
$1.27
₫32,138
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.60
|
$22.09
₫560,880
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.87
|
$3.38
₫85,773
|
|
pay 29.6% less for clothing
Pennsylvania
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.27
|
$28.00
₫710,857
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.31
|
$22.19
₫563,506
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.69
|
$79.50
₫2,018,415
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.12
|
$79.86
₫2,027,617
|
|
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