India vs Vietnam - Cost of Living Comparison

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India Vietnam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$429
$617
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1101
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$175
$289
🏘️ Family rent
$379
$679
🍽️ Food expenses
$165
$204
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.3
$52.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$625
$448
💸 GDP per capita
$2481
$4282
😃 Human freedom index
6.26
5.43
❤️ Life expectancy
67.7
74.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
38
40
🌐 English speaking %
15.8%
16%
🎓 Higher education
73
56
😀 Quality of life
41
45
🏙️ Population
1.33B
96.2M

The average cost of living in India ($429) is 30% less expensive than in Vietnam ($617). India ranked 190th vs 160th 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 1.5 months in India compared to 0.7 months in Vietnam. Ranked 111th and 93rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in India vs Vietnam

We calculate prices for India and Vietnam as a population-weighted mean of 220 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.

India Vietnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.05
$1.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.1
$23.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.93
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$1
 Cappuccino
$1.85
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$127
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$832
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.5
$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.5
$65.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.94
$9.05
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.86%
9.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1885
$2799
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$986
$1454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.8
$8.69
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.12
$5.68
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.98
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.03
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$1.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.75
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$2.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.87
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.1
$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.6
$3.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.5
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.55
$5.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$26
$38.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.4
$92
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.2
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1834
$12649

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In India

City Cost of living Population
Delhi
$510
26.5M
Bangalore
$533
12.3M
Mumbai
$716
15.4M
Hyderabad
$464
9.31M
Pune
$513
5.95M
Chennai
$430
6.6M
Ahmedabad
$452
7.65M
Surat
$771
5.94M
Kolkata
$404
4.5M
Jaipur
$376
3.07M
Nagpur
$466
2.41M
Lucknow
$366
3.38M
Mirzapur
$329
2.5M
Visakhapatnam
$375
2.04M
Gurgaon
$536
877K
Kanpur
$315
3.07M
Indore
$367
1.99M
Vadodara
$376
2.07M
Navi Mumbai
$480
1.12M
Thane
$501
1.89M
Ghaziabad
$386
2.38M
Mysore
$311
1.27M
Rajkot
$311
2.04M
Varanasi
$308
1.2M
Bhopal
$363
1.8M
Kalyan
$381
1.25M
Ludhiana
$441
1.62M
Nashik
$333
1.49M
Bilaspur
$374
1.63M
Jamshedpur
$361
1.56M

In Vietnam

City Cost of living Population
Ho Chi Minh
$735
9.39M
Hanoi
$647
8.44M
Haiphong
$591
2.09M
Da Nang
$593
1.22M
Bien Hoa
$425
1.1M
Nam Dinh
$496
352K
Hai Duong
$554
507K
Vinh
$579
490K
Thanh Hoa
$563
393K
Vung Tau
$494
357K
Can Tho
$454
1.25M
Bac Ninh
$513
520K
Hue
$393
653K
Thai Binh
$513
268K
Ha Tinh
$558
380K
Ha Long
$582
270K
Thai Nguyen
$570
330K
Nha Trang
$535
392K
Thu Dau Mot
$530
322K
Buon Ma Thuot
$531
340K
Viet Tri
$592
278K
Qui Nhon
$516
311K
Ca Mau
$516
315K
Phan Thiet
$506
205K
Cam Pha
$569
156K
Da Lat
$577
204K
Long Xuyen
$508
279K
Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$534
196K
Rach Gia
$526
251K
Dong Hoi
$500
160K