Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 4.6 times more expensive than Tonga.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Tonga, you would:
pay 75.5% less for restaurants
|
Tonga
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.40
TOP20.12
|
$1.92
₫48,875
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.50
TOP25.15
|
$4.34
₫110,484
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
TOP6.37
|
$0.54
₫13,709
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.38
TOP5.70
|
$0.33
₫8,277
|
|
pay 39.6% less for groceries
|
Tonga
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
TOP2.51
|
$0.90
₫22,970
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.55
TOP10.90
|
$6.05
₫154,103
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
TOP14.34
|
$5.46
₫139,017
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.15
TOP12.34
|
$1.46
₫37,178
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
TOP6.46
|
$1.55
₫39,378
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
TOP3.04
|
$1.20
₫30,487
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.27
TOP3.04
|
$0.43
₫10,847
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.33
TOP3.19
|
$0.57
₫14,517
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
TOP4.11
|
$0.45
₫11,368
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
TOP3.50
|
$0.48
₫12,115
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
TOP2.89
|
$0.48
₫12,271
|
|
pay 72.4% more for transportation
|
Tonga
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
TOP13.33
|
$3.47
₫88,264
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.01
TOP100.59
|
$7.11
₫180,931
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,881.34
TOP14,083.04
|
$35,423.92
₫901,716,197
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$69.32
TOP165.98
|
$5.64
₫143,619
|
|
pay 82.8% less for housing
|
Tonga
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.03
TOP301.78
|
$8.68
₫221,032
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$297.09
₫7,562,407
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$207.27
₫5,276,044
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$144.56
TOP346.16
|
$39.91
₫1,015,942
|
|
pay 25.4 times more for childcare
|
Tonga
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$159.64
TOP382.25
|
$205.27
₫5,225,054
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$252.06
TOP603.56
|
$12,496.31
₫318,093,654
|
|
pay 66.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tonga
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.36
TOP8.05
|
$0.88
₫22,308
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
TOP7.04
|
$1.58
₫40,226
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.29
TOP24.65
|
$1.27
₫32,220
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.51
TOP75.44
|
$22.09
₫562,308
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$42.01
TOP100.59
|
$3.38
₫85,992
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for clothing
|
Tonga
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.20
TOP10.06
|
$28.00
₫712,666
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.85
TOP42.75
|
$22.19
₫564,941
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.00
TOP50.30
|
$79.50
₫2,023,552
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.41
TOP70.42
|
$79.86
₫2,032,778
|
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