Ukraine vs Vietnam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ukraine Vietnam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$628
$614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1520
$1575
🏠 One person rent
$297
$295
🏘️ Family rent
$491
$514
🍽️ Food expenses
$224
$197
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.8
$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$432
$342
💸 GDP per capita
$5389
$4717
😃 Human freedom index
5.84
5.43
❤️ Life expectancy
73.4
74.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
35
40
🌐 English speaking %
51%
16%
🎓 Higher education
66
55
😀 Quality of life
49
47
🏙️ Population
37.9M
101M

The average cost of living in Ukraine ($628) is 2% more expensive than in Vietnam ($614). Ukraine ranked 159th 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 0.7 months in Ukraine compared to 0.6 months in Vietnam. Ranked 89th and 102nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Ukraine vs Vietnam

We calculate prices for Ukraine and Vietnam as a population-weighted mean of 34 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.

Ukraine Vietnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.04
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.47
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$0.99
 Cappuccino
$1.24
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$321
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$213
$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$620
$820
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$376
$559
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.5
$43.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.06
$8.93
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.22%
8.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1366
$2769
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$854
$1536
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.9
$8.37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.05
$5.77
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.62
$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.39
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.04
$10
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.42
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.53
$1.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$1.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.41
$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.7
$22
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.17
$3.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$32.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.32
$5.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.7
$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.1
$85.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$292
$240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4796
$11417

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Ukraine

City Cost of living Population
Kyiv
$879
2.95M
Kharkiv
$510
1.42M
Odesa
$624
1.01M
Dnipro
$790
969K
Donetsk
$516
902K
Lviv
$762
717K
Zaporizhia
$501
710K
Mykolaiv
$516
470K
Kryvyi Rih
$503
604K
Luhansk
$732
418K
Vinnytsia
$603
370K
Makiivka
$534
343K
Chernihiv
$516
287K
Poltava
$479
283K
Cherkasy
$498
270K
Khmelnytskyi
$535
274K
Sumy
$496
266K
Chernivtsi
$545
265K
Horlivka
$650
257K
Kamianske
$656
227K
Mariupol
$539
250K
Zhytomyr
$586
262K
Kherson
$420
279K
Rivne
$439
245K
Bila Tserkva
$497
209K
Ternopil
$465
225K
Kremenchuk
$440
215K
Kropyvnytskyi
$616
220K
Ivano-Frankivsk
$482
238K
Lutsk
$546
216K

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