Cost of living comparison
Tonga is 3.9 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Tonga instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 4.8 times more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.92
₫48,751
|
$8.40
TOP20.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.34
₫110,204
|
$10.50
TOP25.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
₫13,674
|
$2.66
TOP6.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
₫8,256
|
$2.38
TOP5.71
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
₫22,912
|
$1.05
TOP2.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
₫153,712
|
$4.55
TOP10.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,664
|
$5.99
TOP14.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
₫37,083
|
$5.15
TOP12.35
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
₫39,278
|
$2.70
TOP6.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
₫30,410
|
$1.27
TOP3.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.43
₫10,819
|
$1.27
TOP3.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,480
|
$1.33
TOP3.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
₫11,339
|
$1.71
TOP4.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,084
|
$1.46
TOP3.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,240
|
$1.21
TOP2.89
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,040
|
$5.57
TOP13.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.11
₫180,471
|
$42.01
TOP100.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,423.92
₫899,426,705
|
$5,881.34
TOP14,099.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.64
₫143,254
|
$69.32
TOP166.18
|
|
pay 9.1 times more for housing
Vietnam
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.68
₫220,471
|
$126.03
TOP302.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$297.09
₫7,543,206
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.27
₫5,262,648
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.91
₫1,013,362
|
$144.56
TOP346.57
|
|
pay 60.1% less for childcare
Vietnam
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.27
₫5,211,787
|
$159.64
TOP382.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,496.31
₫317,286,002
|
$252.06
TOP604.28
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.88
₫22,251
|
$3.36
TOP8.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.58
₫40,124
|
$2.94
TOP7.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.27
₫32,138
|
$10.29
TOP24.67
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.09
₫560,880
|
$31.51
TOP75.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.38
₫85,773
|
$42.01
TOP100.71
|
|
pay 60.4% less for clothing
Vietnam
|
Tonga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.00
₫710,857
|
$4.20
TOP10.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.19
₫563,506
|
$17.85
TOP42.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.50
₫2,018,415
|
$21.00
TOP50.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.86
₫2,027,617
|
$29.41
TOP70.50
|
|
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