Cost of living comparison
India is 22.4% cheaper than Vietnam.
If you lived in India instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 15.1% less for restaurants
|
Vietnam
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.92
₫48,782
|
$2.40
₹203.57
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.34
₫110,274
|
$3.90
₹331.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
₫13,683
|
$0.40
₹33.60
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
₫8,261
|
$0.17
₹14.09
|
|
pay 40.6% less for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
₫22,927
|
$0.46
₹39.07
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
₫153,809
|
$2.54
₹215.31
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,752
|
$2.56
₹217.10
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
₫37,107
|
$0.94
₹79.66
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
₫39,303
|
$1.37
₹115.86
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
₫30,429
|
$0.88
₹74.93
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.43
₫10,826
|
$0.32
₹27.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,489
|
$0.48
₹40.38
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
₫11,346
|
$0.24
₹20.47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,092
|
$0.16
₹13.87
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,247
|
$0.19
₹15.91
|
|
pay 8.5% less for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,096
|
$4.62
₹391.56
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.11
₫180,586
|
$10.12
₹858.66
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,423.92
₫899,997,914
|
$13,525.56
₹1,147,195.14
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.64
₫143,345
|
$2.94
₹249.25
|
|
pay 37.4% less for housing
|
Vietnam
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.68
₫220,611
|
$7.39
₹626.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$297.09
₫7,547,996
|
$138.05
₹11,709.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.27
₫5,265,990
|
$90.33
₹7,661.69
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.91
₫1,014,006
|
$29.97
₹2,541.86
|
|
pay 80.2% less for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.27
₫5,215,097
|
$55.73
₹4,726.73
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,496.31
₫317,487,505
|
$1,565.54
₹132,784.09
|
|
pay 52.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.88
₫22,265
|
$1.84
₹155.72
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.58
₫40,150
|
$1.59
₹134.56
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.27
₫32,158
|
$3.59
₹304.52
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.09
₫561,236
|
$15.33
₹1,300.29
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.38
₫85,828
|
$3.35
₹284.33
|
|
pay 27.1% less for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.00
₫711,308
|
$24.02
₹2,037.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.19
₫563,864
|
$25.36
₹2,151.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.50
₫2,019,696
|
$41.62
₹3,529.83
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.86
₫2,028,904
|
$31.12
₹2,639.21
|
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