Cost of living comparison
Russia is 17.0% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Russia instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 75.2% more for restaurants
|
Vietnam
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.92
₫48,875
|
$6.51
RUB670.16
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.34
₫110,484
|
$4.14
RUB426.52
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
₫13,709
|
$0.80
RUB82.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
₫8,277
|
$0.38
RUB39.57
|
|
pay 14.0% less for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
₫22,970
|
$0.47
RUB48.24
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
₫154,103
|
$3.72
RUB382.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫139,017
|
$3.07
RUB316.28
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
₫37,178
|
$1.21
RUB124.67
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
₫39,378
|
$1.66
RUB170.48
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
₫30,487
|
$0.54
RUB55.76
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.43
₫10,847
|
$0.55
RUB56.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,517
|
$0.71
RUB73.47
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
₫11,368
|
$0.89
RUB91.23
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,115
|
$0.22
RUB22.27
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,271
|
$0.21
RUB21.45
|
|
pay 14.6% more for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,264
|
$2.12
RUB218.10
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.11
₫180,931
|
$17.67
RUB1,818.68
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,423.92
₫901,716,197
|
$26,642.44
RUB2,742,722.40
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.64
₫143,619
|
$4.15
RUB427.24
|
|
pay 8.9% more for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.68
₫221,032
|
$5.97
RUB615.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$297.09
₫7,562,407
|
$304.49
RUB31,346.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.27
₫5,276,044
|
$210.86
RUB21,706.66
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.91
₫1,015,942
|
$64.94
RUB6,685.13
|
|
pay 33.4% less for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.27
₫5,225,054
|
$190.09
RUB19,569.19
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,496.31
₫318,093,654
|
$5,074.52
RUB522,399.66
|
|
pay 35.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.88
₫22,308
|
$1.42
RUB146.46
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.58
₫40,226
|
$1.67
RUB171.99
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.27
₫32,220
|
$2.10
RUB215.95
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.09
₫562,308
|
$28.15
RUB2,898.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.38
₫85,992
|
$3.97
RUB409.03
|
|
pay 32.2% more for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.00
₫712,666
|
$51.85
RUB5,337.57
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.19
₫564,941
|
$33.92
RUB3,492.07
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.50
₫2,023,552
|
$76.53
RUB7,878.10
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.86
₫2,032,778
|
$75.61
RUB7,783.88
|
|
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