Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 23.4% cheaper than Thailand.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 20.9% less for restaurants
|
Thailand
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.33
THB81.19
|
$1.92
₫48,751
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.02
THB209.49
|
$4.34
₫110,204
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
THB24.52
|
$0.54
₫13,674
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
THB13.20
|
$0.33
₫8,256
|
|
pay 19.3% less for groceries
|
Thailand
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
THB48.69
|
$0.90
₫22,912
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.16
THB284.03
|
$6.05
₫153,712
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.68
THB232.60
|
$5.46
₫138,664
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
THB71.21
|
$1.46
₫37,083
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
THB44.90
|
$1.55
₫39,278
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
THB42.83
|
$1.20
₫30,410
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
THB18.11
|
$0.43
₫10,819
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
THB28.37
|
$0.57
₫14,480
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
THB22.91
|
$0.45
₫11,339
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB24.09
|
$0.48
₫12,084
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
THB18.64
|
$0.48
₫12,240
|
|
pay 30.8% less for transportation
|
Thailand
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB155.45
|
$3.47
₫88,040
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
THB885.01
|
$7.11
₫180,471
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,362.48
THB1,091,344.72
|
$35,423.92
₫899,426,705
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.67
THB336.35
|
$5.64
₫143,254
|
|
pay 27.2% less for housing
|
Thailand
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.13
THB596.24
|
$8.68
₫220,471
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$389.22
THB13,543.99
|
$297.09
₫7,543,206
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.23
THB7,837.66
|
$207.27
₫5,262,648
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.17
THB1,919.93
|
$39.91
₫1,013,362
|
|
pay 9.5% less for childcare
|
Thailand
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.66
THB11,888.95
|
$205.27
₫5,211,787
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,344.18
THB359,954.45
|
$12,496.31
₫317,286,002
|
|
pay 47.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Thailand
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
THB76.55
|
$0.88
₫22,251
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
THB66.10
|
$1.58
₫40,124
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
THB133.88
|
$1.27
₫32,138
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.79
THB1,697.84
|
$22.09
₫560,880
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
THB188.64
|
$3.38
₫85,773
|
|
pay 8.5% less for clothing
|
Thailand
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.62
THB1,343.82
|
$28.00
₫710,857
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.36
THB1,021.68
|
$22.19
₫563,506
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.78
THB2,880.61
|
$79.50
₫2,018,415
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.55
THB2,281.15
|
$79.86
₫2,027,617
|
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