Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 2.8 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Sweden instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 4.5 times more for restaurants
|
Vietnam
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.92
₫48,875
|
$11.92
SEK131.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.34
₫110,484
|
$9.45
SEK104.30
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
₫13,709
|
$2.04
SEK22.52
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
₫8,277
|
$1.93
SEK21.27
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
₫22,970
|
$2.49
SEK27.43
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
₫154,103
|
$5.18
SEK57.20
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫139,017
|
$5.43
SEK59.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
₫37,178
|
$3.74
SEK41.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
₫39,378
|
$4.68
SEK51.59
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
₫30,487
|
$1.19
SEK13.14
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.43
₫10,847
|
$1.06
SEK11.65
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,517
|
$1.13
SEK12.52
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
₫11,368
|
$1.73
SEK19.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,115
|
$0.67
SEK7.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,271
|
$0.70
SEK7.74
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,264
|
$6.64
SEK73.21
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.11
₫180,931
|
$68.10
SEK751.36
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,423.92
₫901,716,197
|
$26,850.74
SEK296,233.44
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.64
₫143,619
|
$21.47
SEK236.82
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.68
₫221,032
|
$30.29
SEK334.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$297.09
₫7,562,407
|
$821.73
SEK9,065.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.27
₫5,276,044
|
$641.62
SEK7,078.75
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.91
₫1,015,942
|
$77.37
SEK853.62
|
|
pay 57.7% less for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.27
₫5,225,054
|
$122.27
SEK1,349.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,496.31
₫318,093,654
|
$3,135.75
SEK34,595.46
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.88
₫22,308
|
$6.64
SEK73.28
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.58
₫40,226
|
$3.78
SEK41.76
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.27
₫32,220
|
$6.41
SEK70.70
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.09
₫562,308
|
$38.70
SEK426.95
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.38
₫85,992
|
$14.24
SEK157.07
|
|
pay 76.4% more for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.00
₫712,666
|
$79.10
SEK872.64
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.19
₫564,941
|
$35.56
SEK392.32
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.50
₫2,023,552
|
$84.42
SEK931.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.86
₫2,032,778
|
$125.14
SEK1,380.61
|
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