Cost of living comparison
Adelaide is 4.7 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Adelaide instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 6.2 times more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Adelaide
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
₫45,178
|
$19.39
A$28.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
₫106,558
|
$10.03
A$14.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
₫13,488
|
$2.79
A$4.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
₫8,483
|
$2.35
A$3.45
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Adelaide
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
₫21,736
|
$2.74
A$4.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₫148,016
|
$5.91
A$8.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.38
₫132,447
|
$5.41
A$7.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.49
₫36,677
|
$4.56
A$6.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
₫37,325
|
$4.27
A$6.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
₫31,115
|
$1.46
A$2.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫10,822
|
$1.41
A$2.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
₫15,602
|
$1.81
A$2.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₫10,261
|
$2.09
A$3.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,147
|
$1.40
A$2.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,105
|
$1.16
A$1.70
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Adelaide
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫85,593
|
$4.83
A$7.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.87
₫168,925
|
$80.85
A$118.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,303.88
₫843,988,043
|
$26,205.37
A$38,542.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.70
₫140,188
|
$19.39
A$28.52
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for housing
Vietnam
|
Adelaide
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.95
₫220,321
|
$60.68
A$89.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.25
₫7,485,460
|
$1,449.19
A$2,131.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.52
₫5,179,549
|
$1,073.65
A$1,579.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.00
₫1,058,029
|
$229.76
A$337.93
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
Vietnam
|
Adelaide
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.34
₫5,224,185
|
$1,404.75
A$2,066.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,971.85
₫294,546,727
|
$11,559.99
A$17,002.48
|
|
pay 8.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Adelaide
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
₫21,931
|
$8.02
A$11.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
₫38,470
|
$3.83
A$5.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.19
₫29,169
|
$26.75
A$39.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.79
₫560,767
|
$48.41
A$71.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.60
₫88,527
|
$14.38
A$21.15
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Vietnam
|
Adelaide
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
₫706,725
|
$93.69
A$137.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.06
₫567,406
|
$72.98
A$107.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.55
₫2,006,368
|
$138.08
A$203.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.83
₫2,259,424
|
$149.32
A$219.62
|
|
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