Canada vs Vietnam - Cost of Living Comparison

Canada Vietnam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1901
$628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4366
$1830
🏠 One person rent
$1111
$287
🏘️ Family rent
$1878
$684
🍽️ Food expenses
$535
$211
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$53.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3177
$466
💸 GDP per capita
$54966
$4164
😃 Human freedom index
8.47
5.64
❤️ Life expectancy
82.6
73.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
74
42
🌐 English speaking %
82.1%
16%
🎓 Higher education
99
55
😀 Quality of life
91
49
🏙️ Population
37M
96.2M

The average cost of living in Canada ($1901) is 203% more expensive than in Vietnam ($628). Canada ranked 17th vs 147th for Vietnam in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Canada compared to 0.7 months in Vietnam. Ranked 16th and 85th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Canada vs Vietnam

We calculate prices for Canada and Vietnam as a population-weighted mean of 153 and 38 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Canada Vietnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.1
$2.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.3
$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.2
$0.94
 Cappuccino
$3.64
$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.88
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1088
$348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$924
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1922
$853
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1608
$550
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.7
$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$63
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.4
$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.28%
10.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6093
$2892
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4533
$1449
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.55
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.9
$7.36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$5.65
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.09
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.34
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$3.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$8.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.1
$1.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.78
$1.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.39
$3.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.69
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$0.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.6
$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.1
$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.9
$37
💇 Haircut, simple
$17
$2.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.5
$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.8
$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$834
$238
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13558
$13424

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Canada

City Cost of living Population
Toronto
$2460
2.79M
Montreal
$1760
1.76M
Calgary
$1996
1.31M
Ottawa
$2005
1.02M
Edmonton
$1742
1.01M
Mississauga
$2233
722K
Vancouver
$2477
662K
Surrey
$1992
518K
Brampton
$2101
594K
Hamilton
$2048
569K
Winnipeg
$1604
705K
London
$2095
422K
Quebec City
$1404
549K
Halifax
$2041
440K
Markham
$2223
329K
Laval
$1480
438K
Longueuil
$1449
254K
Vaughan
$2338
306K
Burnaby
$2301
233K
Burlington
$2165
183K
Kitchener
$1782
233K
Richmond Hill
$2172
195K
Regina
$1489
215K
Gatineau
$1569
291K
Saskatoon
$1693
246K
Windsor
$1838
217K
Oakville
$2293
194K
Oshawa
$1626
159K
Greater Sudbury
$1615
162K
Richmond
$2293
198K

In Vietnam

City Cost of living Population
Ho Chi Minh
$725
10.4M
Hanoi
$639
8.25M
Haiphong
$666
2.1M
Bien Hoa
$522
1.1M
Da Nang
$581
1.23M
Nam Dinh
$523
352K
Bac Ninh
$533
520K
Can Tho
$458
1.24M
Vinh
$587
490K
Thanh Hoa
$655
393K
Hai Duong
$587
507K
Vung Tau
$541
357K
Hue
$454
653K
Thai Binh
$554
268K
Thu Dau Mot
$573
417K
Thai Nguyen
$557
330K
Viet Tri
$608
278K
Buon Ma Thuot
$531
340K
Nha Trang
$601
392K
Ha Long
$621
300K
Qui Nhon
$534
311K
Ca Mau
$484
315K
Ha Tinh
$469
202K
Phan Thiet
$579
205K
Da Lat
$548
238K
Long Xuyen
$502
279K
Quang Ngai
$452
260K
Bac Lieu
$477
240K
Rach Gia
$492
251K
Cam Pha
$598
156K