Romania vs Vietnam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Romania Vietnam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$973
$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2438
$1668
🏠 One person rent
$461
$321
🏘️ Family rent
$775
$560
🍽️ Food expenses
$361
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.7
$54.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1159
$335
💸 GDP per capita
$20080
$4717
😃 Human freedom index
8.06
5.29
❤️ Life expectancy
76.6
74.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
45
41
🌐 English speaking %
31%
16%
🎓 Higher education
71
57
😀 Quality of life
71
49
🏙️ Population
19.1M
101M

The average cost of living in Romania ($973) is 50% more expensive than in Vietnam ($650). 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 0.5 months in Vietnam. Ranked 48th and 101st 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
$11.7
$1.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.9
$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.97
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$1.03
 Cappuccino
$3.05
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.17
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$459
$387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$857
$898
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$604
$593
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.5
$46.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$72
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.73
$9.21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.07%
8.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2815
$3202
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$1757
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.83
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.6
$8.66
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$5.76
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.71
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.43
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.87
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.9
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.41
$1.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.65
$1.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.12
$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.74
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45
$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.02
$3.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.4
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.3
$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.2
$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$590
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10186
$13069

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$1138
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$1243
287K
Timisoara
$1029
251K
Iasi
$1042
272K
Brasov
$1150
238K
Constanta
$1132
264K
Craiova
$983
234K
Galati
$950
218K
Ploiesti
$926
181K
Oradea
$894
183K
Sibiu
$840
134K
Braila
$871
155K
Bacau
$773
136K
Targu Mures
$795
116K
Pitesti
$970
141K
Arad
$734
145K
Suceava
$873
120K
Piatra Neamt
$740
79.7K
Buzau
$831
103K
Botosani
$869
90K
Baia Mare
$755
109K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$759
79.9K
Bistrita
$737
78.9K
Ramnicu Valcea
$826
93.2K
Targu Jiu
$844
73.5K
Satu Mare
$777
91.5K
Vaslui
$871
63K
Alba Iulia
$800
64.2K
Targoviste
$800
67K
Giurgiu
$956
54.6K

In Vietnam

City Cost of living Population
Ho Chi Minh
$762
14M
Hanoi
$702
8.72M
Da Nang
$660
2.82M
Haiphong
$571
2.12M
Can Tho
$456
3.21M
Bien Hoa
$419
1.1M
Hai Duong
$587
507K
Bac Ninh
$597
520K
Hue
$380
653K
Vinh
$590
490K
Thanh Hoa
$601
393K
Ha Tinh
$567
380K
Vung Tau
$525
357K
Nam Dinh
$602
352K
Nha Trang
$541
392K
Thai Nguyen
$476
340K
Thu Dau Mot
$540
322K
Buon Ma Thuot
$535
340K
Thai Binh
$587
268K
Viet Tri
$590
278K
Ha Long
$585
270K
Qui Nhon
$519
311K
Ca Mau
$526
315K
Phan Thiet
$500
205K
Da Lat
$572
204K
Long Xuyen
$514
279K
Dong Hoi
$496
160K
Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$543
196K
Rach Gia
$535
251K
Cam Pha
$577
156K