Cost of living comparison
Japan is 2.2 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Japan instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Vietnam
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.92
₫48,806
|
$6.44
¥997
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.34
₫110,328
|
$4.94
¥765
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
₫13,689
|
$0.97
¥150
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
₫8,265
|
$0.73
¥113
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
₫22,938
|
$1.52
¥236
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
₫153,885
|
$5.72
¥885
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,820
|
$5.46
¥845
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
₫37,125
|
$2.02
¥312
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
₫39,322
|
$2.73
¥422
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
₫30,444
|
$2.17
¥336
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.43
₫10,831
|
$1.02
¥158
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,496
|
$1.64
¥254
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
₫11,352
|
$2.04
¥315
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,098
|
$1.26
¥196
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,253
|
$1.08
¥168
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,140
|
$4.22
¥654
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.11
₫180,675
|
$57.82
¥8,948
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,423.92
₫900,440,511
|
$22,042.19
¥3,411,470
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.64
₫143,416
|
$25.42
¥3,935
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.68
₫220,720
|
$31.09
¥4,812
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$297.09
₫7,551,708
|
$500.38
¥77,443
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.27
₫5,268,580
|
$325.42
¥50,365
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.91
₫1,014,504
|
$113.04
¥17,495
|
|
pay 14.6% more for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.27
₫5,217,662
|
$288.10
¥44,590
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,496.31
₫317,643,637
|
$11,095.30
¥1,717,220
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.88
₫22,276
|
$2.71
¥419
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.58
₫40,169
|
$2.78
¥430
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.27
₫32,174
|
$3.98
¥617
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.09
₫561,512
|
$57.72
¥8,933
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.38
₫85,870
|
$11.97
¥1,853
|
|
pay 9.0% more for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.00
₫711,658
|
$40.54
¥6,275
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.19
₫564,142
|
$26.82
¥4,150
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.50
₫2,020,690
|
$54.08
¥8,370
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.86
₫2,029,902
|
$81.66
¥12,639
|
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