Cost of living comparison
California is 4.7 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in California instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 6.3 times more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.92
₫48,548
|
$21.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.34
₫109,744
|
$11.52
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
₫13,617
|
$2.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
₫8,222
|
$2.16
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Vietnam
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
₫22,816
|
$4.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
₫153,070
|
$6.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,085
|
$4.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
₫36,929
|
$4.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
₫39,114
|
$5.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
₫30,283
|
$2.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.43
₫10,774
|
$0.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,419
|
$1.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
₫11,292
|
$2.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,034
|
$1.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,188
|
$1.44
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for transportation
Vietnam
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫87,673
|
$4.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.11
₫179,718
|
$62.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,423.92
₫895,674,455
|
$30,005.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.64
₫142,657
|
$20.07
|
|
pay 7.5 times more for housing
Vietnam
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.68
₫219,551
|
$68.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$297.09
₫7,511,737
|
$2,371.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.27
₫5,240,693
|
$2,055.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.91
₫1,009,134
|
$171.68
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for childcare
Vietnam
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.27
₫5,190,045
|
$1,682.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,496.31
₫315,962,341
|
$30,905.75
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.88
₫22,158
|
$7.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.58
₫39,957
|
$5.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.27
₫32,004
|
$10.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.09
₫558,540
|
$66.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.38
₫85,416
|
$14.41
|
|
pay 55.9% more for clothing
Vietnam
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.00
₫707,891
|
$52.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.19
₫561,156
|
$40.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.50
₫2,009,994
|
$85.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.86
₫2,019,158
|
$117.31
|
|
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