Cost of living comparison
Delhi is 0.7% cheaper than Vietnam.
If you lived in Delhi instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 14.8% more for restaurants
|
Vietnam
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.92
₫48,751
|
$4.15
₹350.21
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.34
₫110,204
|
$4.15
₹350.21
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
₫13,674
|
$0.49
₹41.22
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
₫8,256
|
$0.19
₹15.68
|
|
pay 34.0% less for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
₫22,912
|
$0.55
₹46.27
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
₫153,712
|
$2.37
₹200.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,664
|
$2.88
₹242.88
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
₫37,083
|
$1.15
₹97.24
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
₫39,278
|
$1.61
₹136.16
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
₫30,410
|
$0.89
₹75.25
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.43
₫10,819
|
$0.35
₹29.22
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,480
|
$0.46
₹39.04
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
₫11,339
|
$0.29
₹24.28
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,084
|
$0.20
₹16.71
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,240
|
$0.23
₹19.31
|
|
pay 5.4% less for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,040
|
$4.41
₹372.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.11
₫180,471
|
$11.85
₹1,000.59
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,423.92
₫899,426,705
|
$14,221.28
₹1,200,707.37
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.64
₫143,254
|
$2.49
₹210.12
|
|
pay 3.3% less for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.68
₫220,471
|
$8.48
₹715.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$297.09
₫7,543,206
|
$279.66
₹23,611.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.27
₫5,262,648
|
$164.09
₹13,854.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.91
₫1,013,362
|
$46.25
₹3,905.02
|
|
pay 70.4% less for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.27
₫5,211,787
|
$92.50
₹7,810.16
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,496.31
₫317,286,002
|
$1,766.20
₹149,121.18
|
|
pay 98.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.88
₫22,251
|
$2.37
₹200.12
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.58
₫40,124
|
$2.43
₹204.95
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.27
₫32,138
|
$4.15
₹350.21
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.09
₫560,880
|
$21.31
₹1,799.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.38
₫85,773
|
$4.92
₹415.24
|
|
pay 5.3% less for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.00
₫710,857
|
$32.25
₹2,723.01
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.19
₫563,506
|
$32.29
₹2,726.56
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.50
₫2,018,415
|
$53.15
₹4,487.24
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.86
₫2,027,617
|
$40.86
₹3,449.93
|
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