Romania vs Vietnam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Romania Vietnam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$935
$614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2337
$1575
🏠 One person rent
$439
$295
🏘️ Family rent
$734
$514
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$197
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.2
$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1100
$342
💸 GDP per capita
$20072
$4717
😃 Human freedom index
8.03
5.43
❤️ Life expectancy
76.6
74.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
46
40
🌐 English speaking %
31%
16%
🎓 Higher education
72
55
😀 Quality of life
68
47
🏙️ Population
19.1M
101M

The average cost of living in Romania ($935) is 52% more expensive than in Vietnam ($614). Romania ranked 103rd vs 163rd 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 1.2 months in Romania compared to 0.6 months in Vietnam. Ranked 54th and 102nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Romania vs Vietnam

We calculate prices for Romania and Vietnam as a population-weighted mean of 47 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.

Romania Vietnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.8
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.3
$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.74
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$0.99
 Cappuccino
$2.9
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$308
$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$820
$820
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$559
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$43.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.45
$8.93
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.11%
8.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2605
$2769
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1754
$1536
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23
$8.37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.78
$5.77
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.61
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.22
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.75
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$10
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.78
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.05
$1.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.86
$1.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.26
$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.59
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44
$22
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.68
$3.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43
$32.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.48
$5.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.2
$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.5
$85.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$534
$240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9286
$11417

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In Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$1116
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$1193
287K
Timisoara
$971
251K
Craiova
$909
234K
Iasi
$964
272K
Brasov
$1056
238K
Constanta
$1103
264K
Galati
$895
218K
Ploiesti
$885
181K
Oradea
$839
183K
Braila
$871
155K
Sibiu
$805
134K
Bacau
$724
136K
Pitesti
$873
141K
Arad
$708
145K
Targu Mures
$749
116K
Piatra Neamt
$711
79.7K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$699
79.9K
Suceava
$830
120K
Buzau
$857
103K
Botosani
$815
90K
Baia Mare
$714
109K
Ramnicu Valcea
$835
93.2K
Targu Jiu
$832
73.5K
Bistrita
$703
78.9K
Satu Mare
$754
91.5K
Alba Iulia
$760
64.2K
Targoviste
$802
67K
Tulcea
$854
65.6K
Vaslui
$804
63K

In Vietnam

City Cost of living Population
Ho Chi Minh
$734
9.39M
Hanoi
$652
8.44M
Haiphong
$562
2.09M
Bien Hoa
$410
1.1M
Da Nang
$615
1.22M
Can Tho
$439
1.25M
Bac Ninh
$558
520K
Hue
$372
653K
Hai Duong
$558
507K
Vinh
$560
490K
Thanh Hoa
$568
393K
Nam Dinh
$570
352K
Nha Trang
$508
392K
Ha Tinh
$539
380K
Vung Tau
$493
357K
Buon Ma Thuot
$516
340K
Thai Nguyen
$461
330K
Ha Long
$559
270K
Thai Binh
$556
268K
Viet Tri
$569
278K
Thu Dau Mot
$519
322K
Qui Nhon
$501
311K
Ca Mau
$507
315K
Da Lat
$572
204K
Phan Thiet
$482
205K
Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$523
196K
Cam Pha
$551
156K
Long Xuyen
$498
279K
Dong Hoi
$483
160K
Rach Gia
$515
251K