Cost of living comparison
Finland is 3.0 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Finland instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 5.0 times more for restaurants
|
Vietnam
|
Finland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
₫46,457
|
$13.85
€12.73
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
₫109,575
|
$9.97
€9.17
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
₫13,870
|
$2.57
€2.36
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
₫8,723
|
$1.92
€1.76
|
|
pay 81.7% more for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Finland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
₫22,351
|
$2.30
€2.11
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₫152,208
|
$3.73
€3.43
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.38
₫136,198
|
$4.21
€3.87
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.49
₫37,716
|
$2.94
€2.70
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
₫38,382
|
$5.06
€4.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
₫31,996
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,129
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
₫16,044
|
$0.93
€0.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₫10,552
|
$1.65
€1.52
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,491
|
$0.56
€0.51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,448
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Finland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫88,017
|
$7.87
€7.24
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.87
₫173,709
|
$60.62
€55.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,303.88
₫867,888,190
|
$30,056.21
€27,639.18
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.70
₫144,158
|
$18.81
€17.30
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Finland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.95
₫226,560
|
$22.06
€20.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.25
₫7,697,434
|
$746.03
€686.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.52
₫5,326,224
|
$620.54
€570.64
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.00
₫1,087,990
|
$99.79
€91.77
|
|
pay 4.8% more for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Finland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.34
₫5,372,124
|
$310.89
€285.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,971.85
₫302,887,734
|
$7,564.54
€6,956.22
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Finland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
₫22,552
|
$7.16
€6.58
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
₫39,559
|
$4.25
€3.91
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.19
₫29,995
|
$10.60
€9.74
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.79
₫576,647
|
$43.05
€39.58
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.60
₫91,034
|
$15.48
€14.23
|
|
pay 56.9% more for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Finland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
₫726,738
|
$76.46
€70.31
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.06
₫583,474
|
$32.66
€30.03
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.55
₫2,063,185
|
$83.52
€76.80
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.83
₫2,323,406
|
$107.88
€99.20
|
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