Cost of living comparison
Oakland is 6.1 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Oakland instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 7.9 times more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Oakland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
₫45,128
|
$30.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
₫106,440
|
$14.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
₫13,473
|
$2.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
₫8,474
|
$2.30
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Oakland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
₫21,712
|
$5.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₫147,853
|
$11.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.38
₫132,300
|
$5.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.49
₫36,636
|
$5.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
₫37,284
|
$7.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
₫31,080
|
$3.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫10,810
|
$1.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
₫15,585
|
$2.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₫10,250
|
$2.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,133
|
$2.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,092
|
$1.91
|
|
pay 7.7 times more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Oakland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫85,498
|
$4.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.87
₫168,738
|
$170.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,303.88
₫843,054,390
|
$23,536.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.70
₫140,033
|
$22.70
|
|
pay 7.6 times more for housing
Vietnam
|
Oakland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.95
₫220,077
|
$64.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.25
₫7,477,179
|
$2,466.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.52
₫5,173,820
|
$1,787.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.00
₫1,056,858
|
$279.36
|
|
pay 8.0 times more for childcare
Vietnam
|
Oakland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.34
₫5,218,406
|
$2,738.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,971.85
₫294,220,888
|
$37,770.00
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Oakland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
₫21,907
|
$7.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
₫38,427
|
$5.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.19
₫29,137
|
$12.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.79
₫560,147
|
$43.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.60
₫88,429
|
$16.00
|
|
pay 91.7% more for clothing
Vietnam
|
Oakland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
₫705,943
|
$69.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.06
₫566,779
|
$55.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.55
₫2,004,149
|
$109.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.83
₫2,256,924
|
$141.00
|
|
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