Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 12.5% more expensive than Ukraine overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 26.6% less in Vietnam
- Groceries
-
pay 52.2% more in Vietnam
- Transportation
-
pay 5.7% more in Vietnam
- Housing
-
pay 13.0% more in Vietnam
- Childcare
-
pay 58.3% more in Vietnam
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 0.7% more in Vietnam
- Clothing
-
pay 16.0% less in Vietnam
The cost of childcare, groceries, housing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Vietnam are more expensive than in Ukraine. Expenses including restaurants and clothing are lower in Vietnam.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 26.6% less for restaurants
|
Ukraine
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.80
UAH239.58
|
$1.92
₫49,454
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
UAH212.30
|
$4.34
₫111,794
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
UAH23.96
|
$0.54
₫13,871
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
UAH16.18
|
$0.33
₫8,375
|
|
pay 52.2% more for groceries
|
Ukraine
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
UAH24.32
|
$0.90
₫23,243
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
UAH155.24
|
$6.05
₫155,929
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.67
UAH151.71
|
$5.46
₫140,664
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
UAH65.07
|
$1.46
₫37,618
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
UAH69.32
|
$1.55
₫39,845
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH11.96
|
$1.20
₫30,848
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
UAH27.29
|
$0.43
₫10,975
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
UAH27.05
|
$0.57
₫14,689
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
UAH32.87
|
$0.45
₫11,503
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
UAH8.34
|
$0.48
₫12,258
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
UAH11.74
|
$0.48
₫12,416
|
|
pay 5.7% more for transportation
|
Ukraine
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
UAH202.09
|
$3.47
₫89,310
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.29
UAH425.12
|
$7.11
₫183,075
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,988.02
UAH1,073,608.19
|
$35,423.92
₫912,402,187
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.85
UAH158.99
|
$5.64
₫145,321
|
|
pay 13.0% more for housing
|
Ukraine
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.34
UAH220.68
|
$8.68
₫223,652
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$273.41
UAH11,294.85
|
$297.09
₫7,652,027
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$187.56
UAH7,748.30
|
$207.27
₫5,338,569
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.79
UAH2,346.07
|
$39.91
₫1,027,981
|
|
pay 58.3% more for childcare
|
Ukraine
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$271.83
UAH11,229.58
|
$205.27
₫5,286,975
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,183.21
UAH214,126.91
|
$12,496.31
₫321,863,294
|
|
pay 0.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ukraine
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
UAH38.92
|
$0.88
₫22,572
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
UAH42.45
|
$1.58
₫40,703
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
UAH90.46
|
$1.27
₫32,602
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.50
UAH847.02
|
$22.09
₫568,972
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.71
UAH153.33
|
$3.38
₫87,011
|
|
pay 16.0% less for clothing
|
Ukraine
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.28
UAH1,912.00
|
$28.00
₫721,112
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.59
UAH1,305.01
|
$22.19
₫571,636
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.32
UAH3,070.25
|
$79.50
₫2,047,533
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.41
UAH3,363.06
|
$79.86
₫2,056,868
|
|
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