Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 35.9% cheaper than Slovakia.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Slovakia, you would:
pay 66.1% less for restaurants
|
Slovakia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.14
€7.81
|
$1.92
₫48,875
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.98
€7.65
|
$4.34
₫110,484
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
€1.51
|
$0.54
₫13,709
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
€1.33
|
$0.33
₫8,277
|
|
pay 21.0% less for groceries
|
Slovakia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.35
€1.29
|
$0.90
₫22,970
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.03
€5.79
|
$6.05
₫154,103
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.89
€3.73
|
$5.46
₫139,017
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
€3.29
|
$1.46
₫37,178
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.12
€2.99
|
$1.55
₫39,378
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.70
|
$1.20
₫30,487
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.76
|
$0.43
₫10,847
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.92
|
$0.57
₫14,517
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.45
|
$0.45
₫11,368
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.56
|
$0.48
₫12,115
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.59
|
$0.48
₫12,271
|
|
pay 31.3% less for transportation
|
Slovakia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.34
€6.08
|
$3.47
₫88,264
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.69
€25.59
|
$7.11
₫180,931
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,429.89
€23,422.72
|
$35,423.92
₫901,716,197
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.64
€11.16
|
$5.64
₫143,619
|
|
pay 59.5% less for housing
|
Slovakia
|
Vietnam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.60
€19.75
|
$8.68
₫221,032
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$566.87
€543.50
|
$297.09
₫7,562,407
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$468.12
€448.82
|
$207.27
₫5,276,044
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$171.07
€164.02
|
$39.91
₫1,015,942
|
|
pay 3.1% more for childcare
|
Slovakia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$400.86
€384.33
|
$205.27
₫5,225,054
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,069.66
€7,736.97
|
$12,496.31
₫318,093,654
|
|
pay 53.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Slovakia
|
Vietnam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.99
€1.90
|
$0.88
₫22,308
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.35
€2.25
|
$1.58
₫40,226
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.24
€5.02
|
$1.27
₫32,220
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.04
€38.39
|
$22.09
₫562,308
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.21
€7.88
|
$3.38
₫85,992
|
|
pay 23.2% less for clothing
|
Slovakia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.57
€60.95
|
$28.00
₫712,666
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.21
€28.00
|
$22.19
₫564,941
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.92
€75.67
|
$79.50
₫2,023,552
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.27
€88.47
|
$79.86
₫2,032,778
|
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