Pricele #58: Milk (1 litre) in Vietnam 🇻🇳
The puzzle for 27 August 2026 asked what a litre of milk costs in Vietnam. Here is the answer and the context behind it.
The answer
Milk (1 litre) · Vietnam
$1.45
37,977 VND
About 31 minutes of the average local wage buys a litre of milk.
Cheaper than 55% of the 32 countries in the game.
Source: Numbeo (crowd-sourced), retrieved 2026-08.
About milk
Milk is heavy, perishable and awkward to ship, so it is almost always produced close to where it is drunk. That makes its price a read on local farming costs rather than world markets, and in much of the EU on agricultural subsidies, which push retail prices below what production alone would imply.
Where Vietnam sits
Of the 32 countries priced for milk, Vietnam ranks #18 from the top at $1.45, 6% below the median of $1.54.
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 |
| Eggs (dozen) | $1.50 | 39,286 VND | 32 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 milk in every country or everything priced in Vietnam.