Cost of living comparison

Vietnam

compared to

Moscow, Russia

Moscow vs. Vietnam Cost of Living Summary

Moscow is 81.1% more expensive than Vietnam overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Moscow
Groceries: pay 2.3% more in Moscow
Transportation: pay 63.9% more in Moscow
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Moscow
Childcare: pay 55.3% more in Moscow
Entertainment and Sports: pay 100.0% more in Moscow
Clothing: pay 86.3% more in Moscow

The cost of restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, transportation, and childcare in Moscow are more expensive than in Vietnam. Notably, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Moscow.

Moscow vs. Vietnam Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Moscow instead of Vietnam, you would:

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Vietnam	Moscow
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.92 ₫49,115	$9.19 RUB771.68	+378.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.34 ₫111,027	$5.10 RUB428.71	+17.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 ₫13,776	$1.07 RUB90.06	+99.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 ₫8,318	$0.49 RUB40.76	+49.2%
Average			+136.1%

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pay 2.3% more for groceries

	Vietnam	Moscow
Bread 1 loaf	$0.90 ₫23,083	$0.62 RUB51.96	-31.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.05 ₫154,860	$4.41 RUB370.08	-27.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.46 ₫139,699	$3.57 RUB299.60	-34.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.46 ₫37,360	$1.52 RUB127.63	+4.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.55 ₫39,572	$1.99 RUB166.77	+28.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.20 ₫30,637	$0.68 RUB56.88	-43.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.43 ₫10,900	$0.67 RUB56.05	+56.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 ₫14,588	$0.72 RUB60.10	+25.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 ₫11,424	$1.12 RUB94.36	+151.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 ₫12,174	$0.25 RUB20.93	-47.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 ₫12,331	$0.21 RUB17.57	-56.6%
Average			+2.3%

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pay 63.9% more for transportation

	Vietnam	Moscow
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.47 ₫88,698	$2.22 RUB186.32	-36.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.11 ₫181,819	$28.58 RUB2,400.78	+302.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,423.92 ₫906,143,762	$30,621.85 RUB2,572,267.16	-13.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.64 ₫144,324	$5.82 RUB488.73	+3.1%
Average			+63.9%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Vietnam	Moscow
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.68 ₫222,118	$6.38 RUB535.79	-26.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$297.09 ₫7,599,540	$960.52 RUB80,684.69	+223.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$207.27 ₫5,301,950	$583.26 RUB48,994.69	+181.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.91 ₫1,020,930	$86.66 RUB7,279.49	+117.1%
Average			+123.8%

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pay 55.3% more for childcare

	Vietnam	Moscow
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$205.27 ₫5,250,710	$466.53 RUB39,189.25	+127.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,496.31 ₫319,655,543	$10,413.52 RUB874,746.47	-16.7%
Average			+55.3%

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pay 100.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Vietnam	Moscow
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.88 ₫22,417	$3.06 RUB257.23	+249.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.58 ₫40,424	$2.52 RUB212.05	+59.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.27 ₫32,378	$2.45 RUB205.78	+93.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.09 ₫565,069	$32.34 RUB2,716.48	+46.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.38 ₫86,414	$5.10 RUB428.71	+51.1%
Average			+100.0%

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pay 86.3% more for clothing

	Vietnam	Moscow
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$28.00 ₫716,165	$81.16 RUB6,817.14	+189.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.19 ₫567,715	$42.31 RUB3,553.91	+90.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.50 ₫2,033,488	$108.95 RUB9,152.12	+37.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$79.86 ₫2,042,759	$101.97 RUB8,565.58	+27.7%
Average			+86.3%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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