Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 20.1% cheaper than Sweden.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 73.7% less for restaurants
|
Sweden
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.92
SEK130.84
|
$1.92
₫48,751
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.45
SEK103.79
|
$4.34
₫110,204
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
SEK22.41
|
$0.54
₫13,674
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
SEK21.17
|
$0.33
₫8,256
|
|
pay 38.0% less for groceries
|
Sweden
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.49
SEK27.30
|
$0.90
₫22,912
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
SEK56.92
|
$6.05
₫153,712
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.43
SEK59.66
|
$5.46
₫138,664
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
SEK41.06
|
$1.46
₫37,083
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.68
SEK51.34
|
$1.55
₫39,278
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
SEK13.08
|
$1.20
₫30,410
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
SEK11.60
|
$0.43
₫10,819
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
SEK12.46
|
$0.57
₫14,480
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
SEK18.99
|
$0.45
₫11,339
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SEK7.40
|
$0.48
₫12,084
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
SEK7.70
|
$0.48
₫12,240
|
|
pay 44.8% less for transportation
|
Sweden
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.64
SEK72.85
|
$3.47
₫88,040
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$68.10
SEK747.68
|
$7.11
₫180,471
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,850.74
SEK294,783.50
|
$35,423.92
₫899,426,705
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.47
SEK235.66
|
$5.64
₫143,254
|
|
pay 62.8% less for housing
|
Sweden
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.29
SEK332.51
|
$8.68
₫220,471
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$821.73
SEK9,021.41
|
$297.09
₫7,543,206
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$641.62
SEK7,044.10
|
$207.27
₫5,262,648
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.37
SEK849.44
|
$39.91
₫1,013,362
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
|
Sweden
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.27
SEK1,342.41
|
$205.27
₫5,211,787
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,135.75
SEK34,426.13
|
$12,496.31
₫317,286,002
|
|
pay 68.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Sweden
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.64
SEK72.92
|
$0.88
₫22,251
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
SEK41.55
|
$1.58
₫40,124
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.41
SEK70.35
|
$1.27
₫32,138
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.70
SEK424.86
|
$22.09
₫560,880
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.24
SEK156.30
|
$3.38
₫85,773
|
|
pay 36.0% less for clothing
|
Sweden
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.10
SEK868.37
|
$28.00
₫710,857
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.56
SEK390.40
|
$22.19
₫563,506
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.42
SEK926.84
|
$79.50
₫2,018,415
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.14
SEK1,373.86
|
$79.86
₫2,027,617
|
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