France vs Vietnam - Cost of Living Comparison

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France Vietnam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1542
$611
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3823
$1817
🏠 One person rent
$791
$282
🏘️ Family rent
$1519
$698
🍽️ Food expenses
$529
$205
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2565
$457
💸 GDP per capita
$40886
$4164
😃 Human freedom index
7.86
5.51
❤️ Life expectancy
82.3
73.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
71
41
🌐 English speaking %
57.3%
16%
🎓 Higher education
86
56
😀 Quality of life
85
48
🏙️ Population
67.7M
96.2M

The average cost of living in France ($1542) is 153% more expensive than in Vietnam ($611). France ranked 29th vs 153rd 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 France compared to 0.7 months in Vietnam. Ranked 24th and 90th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in France vs Vietnam

We calculate prices for France and Vietnam as a population-weighted mean of 151 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.

France Vietnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16
$1.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.52
$0.97
 Cappuccino
$3.42
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$800
$324
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$614
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1560
$866
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1262
$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$66.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$9.83
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.55%
9.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6369
$2793
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4977
$1398
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.91
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.2
$7.39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.1
$5.61
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.83
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.19
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$3.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.76
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.6
$1.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.35
$1.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.9
$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.4
$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$18
$2.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.9
$33.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$696
$252
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10708
$14068

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In France

City Cost of living Population
Paris
$2231
2.15M
Marseille
$1602
870K
Lyon
$1523
522K
Toulouse
$1448
498K
Nice
$1616
343K
Montpellier
$1458
299K
Bordeaux
$1504
260K
Nantes
$1490
321K
Strasbourg
$1186
291K
Boulogne-Billancourt
$2256
121K
Lille
$1510
236K
Rennes
$1284
222K
Villeurbanne
$1540
155K
Toulon
$1314
180K
Grenoble
$1398
158K
Angers
$1323
156K
Clermont-Ferrand
$1277
147K
Nanterre
$1647
95.8K
Reims
$1393
180K
Aix-en-Provence
$1575
147K
Rueil-Malmaison
$1633
78.3K
Argenteuil
$1743
109K
Le Havre
$1125
166K
Le Mans
$1212
145K
Tours
$1198
138K
Brest
$1124
139K
Saint-Etienne
$1097
174K
Dijon
$1321
159K
Annecy
$1544
132K
Saint-Denis
$1714
113K

In Vietnam

City Cost of living Population
Ho Chi Minh
$702
10.4M
Hanoi
$631
8.25M
Haiphong
$605
2.1M
Da Nang
$601
1.23M
Bien Hoa
$479
1.1M
Nam Dinh
$504
352K
Hai Duong
$557
507K
Vinh
$575
490K
Bac Ninh
$524
520K
Can Tho
$463
1.24M
Thanh Hoa
$566
393K
Vung Tau
$534
357K
Hue
$422
653K
Thai Binh
$517
268K
Thu Dau Mot
$550
417K
Thai Nguyen
$562
330K
Ha Long
$590
300K
Viet Tri
$549
278K
Nha Trang
$554
392K
Buon Ma Thuot
$521
340K
Qui Nhon
$518
311K
Ca Mau
$520
315K
Ha Tinh
$554
202K
Da Lat
$512
238K
Phan Thiet
$566
205K
Cam Pha
$571
156K
Long Xuyen
$509
279K
Bac Lieu
$516
240K
Rach Gia
$518
251K
Soc Trang
$522
221K