Romania vs Vietnam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Romania Vietnam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$834
$617
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2100
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$394
$289
🏘️ Family rent
$689
$679
🍽️ Food expenses
$313
$204
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$52.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$968
$448
💸 GDP per capita
$18404
$4282
😃 Human freedom index
8.03
5.43
❤️ Life expectancy
75.3
74.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
46
40
🌐 English speaking %
31%
16%
🎓 Higher education
72
56
😀 Quality of life
64
45
🏙️ Population
19.1M
96.2M

The average cost of living in Romania ($834) is 35% more expensive than in Vietnam ($617). Romania ranked 113th 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 1.2 months in Romania compared to 0.7 months in Vietnam. Ranked 53rd and 93rd 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
$9.37
$1.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.4
$23.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.75
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$1
 Cappuccino
$2.59
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$275
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$715
$832
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$503
$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.4
$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$65.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.63
$9.05
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.82%
9.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2284
$2799
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1535
$1454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$8.69
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.21
$5.68
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.47
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.64
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.45
$1.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.85
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.89
$2.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.8
$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.02
$3.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.4
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.5
$5.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.2
$38.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$92
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$438
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8337
$12649

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Cities Comparison in Romania vs Vietnam

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$988
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$1003
287K
Timisoara
$816
251K
Iasi
$840
272K
Craiova
$848
234K
Brasov
$938
238K
Constanta
$1002
264K
Ploiesti
$796
181K
Galati
$786
218K
Braila
$741
155K
Oradea
$788
183K
Bacau
$650
136K
Sibiu
$698
134K
Targu Mures
$758
116K
Arad
$623
145K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$663
79.9K
Pitesti
$743
141K
Buzau
$729
103K
Botosani
$727
90K
Piatra Neamt
$676
79.7K
Baia Mare
$638
109K
Ramnicu Valcea
$770
93.2K
Bistrita
$663
78.9K
Suceava
$709
84.3K
Deva
$636
53.1K
Satu Mare
$657
91.5K
Alba Iulia
$674
64.2K
Targoviste
$704
67K
Focsani
$752
66.6K
Resita
$716
58.4K

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