Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 34.5% cheaper than Slovakia.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Slovakia, you would:
pay 65.5% less for restaurants
|
Slovakia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.61
€7.00
|
$1.84
₫46,457
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.82
€7.19
|
$4.33
₫109,575
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.46
|
$0.55
₫13,870
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
€1.31
|
$0.34
₫8,723
|
|
pay 18.2% less for groceries
|
Slovakia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
€1.18
|
$0.88
₫22,351
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.86
€5.39
|
$6.02
₫152,208
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
€3.57
|
$5.38
₫136,198
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.34
€3.07
|
$1.49
₫37,716
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.17
€2.91
|
$1.52
₫38,382
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.67
|
$1.26
₫31,996
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.70
|
$0.44
₫11,129
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.85
|
$0.63
₫16,044
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
€1.47
|
$0.42
₫10,552
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.49
₫12,491
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.49
₫12,448
|
|
pay 34.8% less for transportation
|
Slovakia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.56
€6.03
|
$3.48
₫88,017
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.03
€23.94
|
$6.87
₫173,709
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,571.83
€23,515.42
|
$34,303.88
₫867,888,190
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.02
€11.05
|
$5.70
₫144,158
|
|
pay 58.5% less for housing
|
Slovakia
|
Vietnam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.97
€18.36
|
$8.95
₫226,560
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$574.42
€528.23
|
$304.25
₫7,697,434
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$479.28
€440.74
|
$210.52
₫5,326,224
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.37
€161.27
|
$43.00
₫1,087,990
|
|
pay 9.4% more for childcare
|
Slovakia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$376.22
€345.97
|
$212.34
₫5,372,124
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,374.05
€6,781.05
|
$11,971.85
₫302,887,734
|
|
pay 52.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Slovakia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.92
€1.76
|
$0.89
₫22,552
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.33
€2.15
|
$1.56
₫39,559
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.14
€4.73
|
$1.19
₫29,995
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.30
€37.06
|
$22.79
₫576,647
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.28
€7.61
|
$3.60
₫91,034
|
|
pay 20.9% less for clothing
|
Slovakia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.69
€60.41
|
$28.72
₫726,738
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.31
€33.39
|
$23.06
₫583,474
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.32
€73.86
|
$81.55
₫2,063,185
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.31
€78.45
|
$91.83
₫2,323,406
|
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