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title: "Cost of Living in Vietnam vs the US — Geo-Parity"
description: "Vietnam is about 71% cheaper than the United States (price level 0.292, US = 1.0). See what US salaries are really worth in Vietnam, across World Bank, IMF, OECD, Eurostat and Penn World Table data."
canonical: "https://geo-parity.com/ppp/vietnam/"
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Purchasing Power Parity · Vietnam

# Cost of living in 🇻🇳 Vietnam vs the United States

Vietnam has a US-relative price level of **0.292** (US = 1.0) — about 71% cheaper than the United States. Reference year 2024.

## What US salaries are worth in Vietnam

| US income | Feels like (US-equivalent) | Cost of a US lifestyle |
| --- | --- | --- |
| $50,000 | $171,233 | $14,600 |
| $80,000 | $273,973 | $23,360 |
| $120,000 | $410,959 | $35,040 |
| $180,000 | $616,438 | $52,560 |
| $250,000 | $856,164 | $73,000 |

“Feels like” = income ÷ price level; “cost of a US lifestyle” = income × price level. Try your own number in the [interactive calculator](https://geo-parity.com/?target=VN).

## How the sources compare

Each provider measures Vietnam's price level slightly differently; a tight spread means high confidence.

Consensus (median) 0.292 2024

World Bank — GDP 0.288 2024

IMF (WEO) 0.288 2024

Penn World Table 0.296 2023

World Bank — Consumption 0.296 2024

Big Mac Index 0.465 2026

## Countries with a similar cost of living

- [🇹🇳 Tunisia](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/tunisia/) — price level 0.293
- [🇹🇭 Thailand](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/thailand/) — price level 0.295
- [🇲🇬 Madagascar](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/madagascar/) — price level 0.296
- [🇮🇩 Indonesia](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/indonesia/) — price level 0.287
- [🇹🇿 Tanzania](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/tanzania/) — price level 0.297

Relocating for work? See the [fair salary from the US to Vietnam](https://geo-parity.com/salary/united-states-to-vietnam/) or use the [Fair Pay Localizer](https://geo-parity.com/?tab=salary).

- [Everyday prices: United States vs Vietnam](https://geo-parity.com/cost-of-living/united-states-vs-vietnam/)
- [How much you need to retire in Vietnam](https://geo-parity.com/fire/vietnam/)

## Frequently asked questions

- **How expensive is Vietnam compared to the United States?**: Vietnam has a price level of 0.292 relative to the US baseline of 1.0 (about 71% cheaper than the United States), based on the median of independent votes from the World Bank/IMF (one vote — both use the official exchange rate), the Eurostat-OECD PPP programme and the Penn World Table, reference year 2024.
- **What is a $100,000 salary worth in Vietnam?**: In purchasing-power terms, $100,000 stretches to about $342,466 of US-equivalent lifestyle in Vietnam; conversely, sustaining a $100,000 US lifestyle there costs about $29,200.
- **Where does the Vietnam cost-of-living data come from?**: Real price-level figures from the World Bank, IMF World Economic Outlook, OECD, Eurostat and Penn World Table, blended as a per-country median of independent votes and refreshed at build time.

Figures are informational estimates from public datasets — not investment or relocation advice. Agents: GET /api/calculate.json?income=100000&target=VN.

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Source: Geo-Parity — https://geo-parity.com/ppp/vietnam/ · JSON: https://geo-parity.com/api/calculate.json?income=100000&target=VN