Ukraine vs Vietnam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ukraine Vietnam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$559
$624
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1423
$1827
🏠 One person rent
$260
$289
🏘️ Family rent
$469
$712
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$53.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$387
$472
💸 GDP per capita
$5181
$4347
😃 Human freedom index
6.72
5.51
❤️ Life expectancy
68.6
74.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
36
41
🌐 English speaking %
18%
16%
🎓 Higher education
66
56
😀 Quality of life
42
45
🏙️ Population
41.2M
96.2M

The average cost of living in Ukraine ($559) is 11% less expensive than in Vietnam ($624). Ukraine ranked 171st vs 159th 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 0.8 months in Vietnam. Ranked 108th and 90th 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
$6.07
$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.9
$23.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1
 Cappuccino
$1.15
$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$297
$326
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$570
$880
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$349
$573
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$44.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.4
$68.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.4
$9.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.28%
9.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1268
$2695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$848
$1437
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.68
$9.41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.25
$5.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.45
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.55
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.8
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.14
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.73
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$1.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.61
$1.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.75
$3.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$1.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.9
$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.88
$4.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.7
$30
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$5.89
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.5
$30.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.2
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$307
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5046
$13153

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Ukraine

City Cost of living Population
Kyiv
$795
2.95M
Kharkiv
$503
1.42M
Odesa
$532
1.01M
Dnipro
$679
969K
Lviv
$665
717K
Zaporizhia
$405
710K
Kryvyi Rih
$516
604K
Mykolaiv
$375
470K
Kherson
$416
279K
Luhansk
$508
418K
Mariupol
$491
449K
Vinnytsia
$545
370K
Chernivtsi
$515
265K
Poltava
$473
283K
Sumy
$449
266K
Chernihiv
$422
287K
Zhytomyr
$529
262K
Donetsk
$456
902K
Cherkasy
$432
270K
Rivne
$418
245K
Ternopil
$457
225K
Kamianske
$576
227K
Kropyvnytskyi
$514
227K
Lutsk
$487
216K
Kremenchuk
$421
215K
Bila Tserkva
$420
209K
Khmelnytskyi
$490
274K
Ivano-Frankivsk
$501
238K
Horlivka
$546
257K
Melitopol
$513
149K

In Vietnam

City Cost of living Population
Ho Chi Minh
$744
9.39M
Hanoi
$648
8.44M
Haiphong
$606
2.09M
Da Nang
$610
1.22M
Bien Hoa
$445
1.1M
Nam Dinh
$511
352K
Hai Duong
$565
507K
Vinh
$583
490K
Thanh Hoa
$571
393K
Vung Tau
$512
357K
Can Tho
$469
1.25M
Bac Ninh
$545
520K
Hue
$407
653K
Thai Binh
$523
268K
Da Lat
$531
406K
Thai Nguyen
$571
330K
Ha Long
$592
270K
Nha Trang
$549
392K
Thu Dau Mot
$541
322K
Viet Tri
$554
278K
Buon Ma Thuot
$515
340K
Qui Nhon
$515
311K
Ca Mau
$525
315K
Phan Thiet
$521
205K
Ha Tinh
$560
202K
Cam Pha
$577
156K
Long Xuyen
$516
279K
Rach Gia
$534
251K
Phu Quoc
$529
179K
Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$521
167K