Last update: Oct 2026

Cost of Living Comparison Between Delhi and Vietnam

Name: Vietnam
Address: VN

For one person, living is cheaper in Delhi: $520 a month against $762 in Vietnam, rent and utilities included – about $2,900 less a year. Rent and utilities account for most of the difference.

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Cost of Living Index in Delhi
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Delhi Living Index
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Cost of Living Index in Vietnam
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Vietnam Living Index

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Delhi

🇮🇳 India

$520

/mo nomad

🇻🇳 Vietnam

$762

/mo nomad

🙂 Solo nomad: Delhi is 21.6% cheaper than Vietnam without rent, and 31.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Delhi is 21.8% cheaper than Vietnam without rent, and 27.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.67 ₹355

$1.96 ₫50.6K

87.24%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$20.95 ₹2,027

$19.61 ₫507.5K

6.83%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.74 ₹362

$4.63 ₫119.7K

-19.22%

Cappuccino

$2.33 ₹226

$1.72 ₫44.5K

35.47%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.37 ₹35.82

$0.53 ₫13.6K

-30.19%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.20 ₹18.91

$0.30 ₫7,722

-33.33%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.02 ₹195

$0.98 ₫25.5K

106.12%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.19 ₹308

$1.57 ₫40.5K

103.18%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.68 ₹65.9

$1.47 ₫38.0K

-53.74%

White Bread (500g)

$0.52 ₹50.2

$0.95 ₫24.6K

-45.26%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.83 ₹80.0

$0.90 ₫23.4K

-7.78%

Eggs

$1.07 ₹104

$1.48 ₫38.3K

-27.70%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.43 ₹428

$11.34 ₫293.4K

-60.93%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.37 ₹326

$3.74 ₫96.9K

-9.89%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.50 ₫245.8K

Apples (1kg)

$1.99 ₹192

$2.82 ₫73.1K

-29.43%

Banana (1kg)

$0.72 ₹70.1

$1.10 ₫28.6K

-34.55%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.02 ₹98.4

$1.38 ₫35.8K

-26.09%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.52 ₹50.1

$1.20 ₫31.2K

-56.67%

Potato (1kg)

$0.27 ₹25.96

$1.09 ₫28.3K

-75.23%

Onion (1kg)

$0.37 ₹35.42

$1.20 ₫31.1K

-69.17%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.43 ₹41.64

$0.68 ₫17.6K

-36.76%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.31 ₹30.39

$0.52 ₫13.4K

-40.38%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.92 ₹476

$1.36 ₫35.3K

261.76%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.34 ₹808

$9.40 ₫243.3K

-11.28%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.64 ₹159

$0.80 ₫20.7K

105.00%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.70 ₹261

$1.46 ₫37.7K

84.93%

Buffalo Round (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) (1kg)

$6.15 ₹596

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.46 ₹44.04

$0.32 ₫8,153

43.75%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$15.29 ₹1,480

$8.43 ₫218.3K

81.38%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.03 ₹99.8

$0.76 ₫19.6K

35.53%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.27 ₹26.38

$0.59 ₫15.3K

-54.24%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.53 ₹148

$2.25 ₫58.1K

-32.00%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.05 ₹102

$0.88 ₫22.7K

19.32%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$10.5K ₹1.0M

$31.2K ₫807.3M

-66.46%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$18.4K ₹1.8M

$29.5K ₫764.2M

-37.80%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$42.67 ₹4,129

$71.9 ₫1.9M

-40.61%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$4.04 ₹391

$5.68 ₫147.1K

-28.87%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$6.75 ₹653

$9.20 ₫238.2K

-26.63%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$19.40 ₹1,878

$21.63 ₫559.9K

-10.31%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$8.06 ₹780

$9.09 ₫235.2K

-11.33%

Cinema Ticket

$5.08 ₹492

$3.84 ₫99.3K

32.29%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$100 ₹9,696

$376 ₫9.7M

-73.33%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,268 ₹219.5K

$19.7K ₫509.7M

-88.49%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$24.14 ₹2,336

$41.67 ₫1.1M

-42.07%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$28.38 ₹2,747

$25.84 ₫668.7K

9.83%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$53.3 ₹5,160

$85.9 ₫2.2M

-37.94%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$44.13 ₹4,271

$76.7 ₫2.0M

-42.49%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$264 ₹25.5K

$412 ₫10.7M

-35.93%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$154 ₹14.9K

$273 ₫7.1M

-43.59%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$736 ₹71.2K

$850 ₫22.0M

-13.39%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$397 ₹38.5K

$555 ₫14.4M

-28.37%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,494 ₹241.4K

$3,624 ₫93.8M

-31.19%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,017 ₹98.4K

$1,854 ₫48.0M

-45.16%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$585 ₹56.7K

$414 ₫10.7M

41.33%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

8.33

8.75

-4.80%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Delhi: October 6, 2026

Last update for Vietnam: October 5, 2026

Monthly budget structure

Share of the monthly basket for one person, rent included.

Accommodation & Living

Delhi

$154 29.7%

Vietnam

$273 36.2% 77.3% $119

Groceries & Markets

Delhi

$108 20.8%

Vietnam

$188 24.8% 73.8% $80

Eating Out

Delhi

$87 16.8%

Vietnam

$62 8.1% 29.5% $26

Clothing & Footwear

Delhi

$67 13%

Vietnam

$104 13.7% 53.5% $36

Monthly Utilities & Internet

Delhi

$53 10.3%

Vietnam

$87 11.5% 62.3% $33

Sport & Entertainment

Delhi

$30 5.7%

Vietnam

$29 3.9% 0.9% $0.3

Getting Around

Delhi

$20 3.8%

Vietnam

$13 1.8% 31.3% $6.1

Good to know

🇮🇳 Delhi

🇻🇳 Vietnam

🕒 Local time

16:54 4:54 PM

18:24 6:24 PM

1 h 30 min ahead of Delhi

🌤 Weather

👥 Population

16,787,941 Capital

96,208,984

💱 Currency

Indian Rupee INR ₹

Vietnamese Dong VND ₫

📈 Exchange rate

1,000 INR = 10.33 USD

1,000 INR = 9.22 EUR

100,000 VND = 3.86 USD

100,000 VND = 3.45 EUR

Exchange rates and currency converter

VND, USD, EUR to INR – Indian Rupee Converter

🇺🇸 United States Dollar ($)

🇮🇳 Indian Rupee (₹)

Indian Rupee exchange rates as of October 10, 2026: 1 USD = 96.78 INR (100 INR = 1.03 USD). 1 EUR = 108 INR (1,000 INR = 9.22 EUR).

Vietnamese Dong exchange rates as of October 10, 2026: 1 USD = 25,879 VND (100,000 VND = 3.86 USD). 1 EUR = 28,999 VND (100,000 VND = 3.45 EUR).

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