Cost of living comparison
Sydney is 5.3 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Sydney instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 5.4 times more for restaurants
|
Vietnam
|
Sydney
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
₫46,600
|
$15.95
A$24.14
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
₫109,911
|
$9.97
A$15.09
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
₫13,912
|
$2.58
A$3.91
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
₫8,750
|
$2.10
A$3.18
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Sydney
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
₫22,420
|
$2.77
A$4.19
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₫152,674
|
$5.64
A$8.53
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.38
₫136,615
|
$5.64
A$8.53
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.49
₫37,831
|
$4.04
A$6.12
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
₫38,499
|
$3.87
A$5.87
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
₫32,094
|
$1.46
A$2.21
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,163
|
$1.26
A$1.90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
₫16,093
|
$1.39
A$2.10
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₫10,584
|
$1.91
A$2.89
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,529
|
$1.10
A$1.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,486
|
$1.01
A$1.53
|
|
pay 7.1 times more for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Sydney
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫88,286
|
$5.16
A$7.80
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.87
₫174,241
|
$145.34
A$220.02
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,303.88
₫870,546,530
|
$29,050.15
A$43,975.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.70
₫144,600
|
$28.58
A$43.26
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Sydney
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.95
₫227,254
|
$52.02
A$78.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.25
₫7,721,011
|
$2,183.69
A$3,305.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.52
₫5,342,539
|
$1,498.67
A$2,268.65
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.00
₫1,091,322
|
$147.85
A$223.82
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Sydney
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.34
₫5,388,579
|
$2,085.41
A$3,156.84
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,971.85
₫303,815,478
|
$15,979.19
A$24,188.91
|
|
pay 8.9 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Sydney
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
₫22,622
|
$6.86
A$10.39
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
₫39,680
|
$3.33
A$5.05
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.19
₫30,087
|
$33.23
A$50.30
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.79
₫578,413
|
$59.10
A$89.46
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.60
₫91,312
|
$15.29
A$23.14
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Sydney
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
₫728,964
|
$74.81
A$113.24
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.06
₫585,261
|
$61.29
A$92.79
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.55
₫2,069,505
|
$110.17
A$166.78
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.83
₫2,330,523
|
$130.65
A$197.77
|
|
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