Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 54.7% cheaper than Vienna.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Vienna, you would:
pay 78.6% less for restaurants
|
Vienna
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.43
|
$1.92
₫48,806
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.29
|
$4.34
₫110,328
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.77
€2.65
|
$0.54
₫13,689
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.35
€2.26
|
$0.33
₫8,265
|
|
pay 47.9% less for groceries
|
Vienna
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.91
€2.80
|
$0.90
₫22,938
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.18
€7.86
|
$6.05
₫153,885
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.75
|
$5.46
₫138,820
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.47
€4.29
|
$1.46
₫37,125
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.34
€6.09
|
$1.55
₫39,322
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.12
|
$1.20
₫30,444
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.97
|
$0.43
₫10,831
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.41
€1.36
|
$0.57
₫14,496
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.96
€1.88
|
$0.45
₫11,352
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$0.48
₫12,098
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.82
|
$0.48
₫12,253
|
|
pay 42.9% less for transportation
|
Vienna
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.58
€6.31
|
$3.47
₫88,140
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.80
€40.12
|
$7.11
₫180,675
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,753.31
€26,639.76
|
$35,423.92
₫900,440,511
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.01
€17.28
|
$5.64
₫143,416
|
|
pay 76.8% less for housing
|
Vienna
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.56
€35.09
|
$8.68
₫220,720
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,107.49
€1,063.05
|
$297.09
₫7,551,708
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$808.26
€775.83
|
$207.27
₫5,268,580
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$244.03
€234.24
|
$39.91
₫1,014,504
|
|
pay 22.5% less for childcare
|
Vienna
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$273.73
€262.75
|
$205.27
₫5,217,662
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,621.84
€14,995.04
|
$12,496.31
₫317,643,637
|
|
pay 70.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Vienna
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€5.14
|
$0.88
₫22,276
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.21
€4.04
|
$1.58
₫40,169
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.75
€6.48
|
$1.27
₫32,174
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.46
€43.64
|
$22.09
₫561,512
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
€12.35
|
$3.38
₫85,870
|
|
pay 43.6% less for clothing
|
Vienna
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$104.52
€100.32
|
$28.00
₫711,658
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.69
€41.94
|
$22.19
₫564,142
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.42
€91.59
|
$79.50
₫2,020,690
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.09
€118.15
|
$79.86
₫2,029,902
|
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