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
THB79.65
|
$1.92
₫48,782
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.02
THB205.53
|
$4.34
₫110,274
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
THB24.06
|
$0.54
₫13,683
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
THB12.95
|
$0.33
₫8,261
|
|
pay 19.3% less for groceries
|
Thailand
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
THB47.77
|
$0.90
₫22,927
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.16
THB278.66
|
$6.05
₫153,809
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.68
THB228.21
|
$5.46
₫138,752
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
THB69.86
|
$1.46
₫37,107
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
THB44.05
|
$1.55
₫39,303
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
THB42.02
|
$1.20
₫30,429
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
THB17.77
|
$0.43
₫10,826
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
THB27.83
|
$0.57
₫14,489
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
THB22.48
|
$0.45
₫11,346
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB23.63
|
$0.48
₫12,092
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
THB18.28
|
$0.48
₫12,247
|
|
pay 30.8% less for transportation
|
Thailand
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB152.51
|
$3.47
₫88,096
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
THB868.28
|
$7.11
₫180,586
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,362.48
THB1,070,708.93
|
$35,423.92
₫899,997,914
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.67
THB329.99
|
$5.64
₫143,345
|
|
pay 27.2% less for housing
|
Thailand
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.13
THB584.97
|
$8.68
₫220,611
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$389.22
THB13,287.89
|
$297.09
₫7,547,996
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.23
THB7,689.46
|
$207.27
₫5,265,990
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.17
THB1,883.63
|
$39.91
₫1,014,006
|
|
pay 9.5% less for childcare
|
Thailand
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.66
THB11,664.15
|
$205.27
₫5,215,097
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,344.18
THB353,148.22
|
$12,496.31
₫317,487,505
|
|
pay 47.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Thailand
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
THB75.10
|
$0.88
₫22,265
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
THB64.85
|
$1.58
₫40,150
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
THB131.35
|
$1.27
₫32,158
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.79
THB1,665.73
|
$22.09
₫561,236
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
THB185.07
|
$3.38
₫85,828
|
|
pay 8.5% less for clothing
|
Thailand
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.62
THB1,318.41
|
$28.00
₫711,308
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.36
THB1,002.36
|
$22.19
₫563,864
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.78
THB2,826.15
|
$79.50
₫2,019,696
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.55
THB2,238.02
|
$79.86
₫2,028,904
|
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