Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 4.4 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 5.3 times more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.92
₫48,875
|
$14.93
NZ$26.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.34
₫110,484
|
$8.96
NZ$15.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
₫13,709
|
$2.57
NZ$4.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
₫8,277
|
$2.15
NZ$3.81
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
₫22,970
|
$1.96
NZ$3.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
₫154,103
|
$4.15
NZ$7.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫139,017
|
$6.98
NZ$12.34
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
₫37,178
|
$6.84
NZ$12.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
₫39,378
|
$5.06
NZ$8.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
₫30,487
|
$1.40
NZ$2.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.43
₫10,847
|
$1.09
NZ$1.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,517
|
$1.48
NZ$2.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
₫11,368
|
$2.61
NZ$4.62
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,115
|
$1.01
NZ$1.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,271
|
$0.84
NZ$1.48
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,264
|
$6.42
NZ$11.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.11
₫180,931
|
$127.57
NZ$225.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,423.92
₫901,716,197
|
$34,339.84
NZ$60,714.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.64
₫143,619
|
$18.22
NZ$32.20
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for housing
Vietnam
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.68
₫221,032
|
$54.27
NZ$95.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$297.09
₫7,562,407
|
$1,487.35
NZ$2,629.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.27
₫5,276,044
|
$1,335.17
NZ$2,360.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.91
₫1,015,942
|
$134.11
NZ$237.11
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Vietnam
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.27
₫5,225,054
|
$871.44
NZ$1,540.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,496.31
₫318,093,654
|
$12,649.75
NZ$22,365.19
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.88
₫22,308
|
$7.17
NZ$12.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.58
₫40,226
|
$3.41
NZ$6.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.27
₫32,220
|
$24.46
NZ$43.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.09
₫562,308
|
$39.85
NZ$70.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.38
₫85,992
|
$12.24
NZ$21.65
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Vietnam
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.00
₫712,666
|
$75.78
NZ$133.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.19
₫564,941
|
$55.09
NZ$97.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.50
₫2,023,552
|
$119.44
NZ$211.18
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.86
₫2,032,778
|
$129.60
NZ$229.13
|
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