Pricele #34: Eggs (dozen) in Vietnam 🇻🇳
The puzzle for 3 August 2026 asked what a dozen eggs costs in Vietnam. Here is the answer and the context behind it.
The answer
Eggs (dozen) · Vietnam
$1.50
39,286 VND
About 32 minutes of the average local wage buys a dozen eggs.
Cheaper than 90% of the 32 countries in the game.
Source: Numbeo (crowd-sourced), retrieved 2026-08.
About eggs
Eggs are the most volatile item in the game. Avian influenza outbreaks can double a country's egg price within a few months and pull it back down just as fast, so an egg price is as much a snapshot of this year's flock health as it is of local cost of living.
Where Vietnam sits
Of the 32 countries priced for eggs, Vietnam ranks #29 from the top at $1.50, 57% below the median of $3.46.
Vietnam is among the cheapest countries in the game across nearly every item. It is also the world's second-largest coffee producer, which shows up directly in café prices. Dairy is the usual exception for a country without a large domestic herd. VAT is 10% with foodstuffs at a reduced 5%, a modest wedge by regional standards. What makes Vietnam interesting in this table is that its cheapness is mostly genuine production advantage rather than a weak currency or a subsidy. The coffee is cheap because it is grown next door, which is the simplest explanation for a price anywhere on this site.
What else costs what in Vietnam
| Item | USD | Local | Work time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Mac | $2.89 | 76,000 VND | 62 min |
| Coca-Cola (330ml can) | $0.45 | 11,000 VND | 10 min |
| Cappuccino | $1.63 | 42,691 VND | 35 min |
| Milk (1 litre) | $1.45 | 37,977 VND | 31 min |
| Apples (1 kg) | $2.81 | 73,597 VND | 60 min |
| Gasoline (1 litre) | $0.86 | 22,524 VND | 18 min |
| Diesel (1 litre) | $1.05 | 27,500 VND | 23 min |
| Electricity (100 kWh) | $7.80 | 205,000 VND | 2.8 h |
| Cigarettes (20-pack) | $0.87 | 21,115 VND | 19 min |
| Beer (330ml) | $0.57 | 13,750 VND | 12 min |
| Spirits (750ml bottle) | $14.43 | 350,000 VND | 5.2 h |
| Mobile data (1 GB) | $0.29 | — | 6 min |
| A day's healthy diet | $1.37 | 33,090.91 VND | 29 min |
Go deeper
See the full table for eggs in every country or everything priced in Vietnam.