Pricele #107: Gasoline (1 litre) in Vietnam 🇻🇳
The puzzle for 15 October 2026 asked what a litre of gasoline costs in Vietnam. Here is the answer and the context behind it.
The answer
Gasoline (1 litre) · Vietnam
$0.86
22,524 VND
About 18 minutes of the average local wage buys a litre of gasoline.
Cheaper than 90% of the 32 countries in the game.
Source: Numbeo (crowd-sourced), retrieved 2026-08.
About gasoline
Crude oil trades on a world market at one price, so the pump price is almost pure policy. Countries that tax fuel heavily land near the top of the table; oil producers that subsidise it land at the bottom, sometimes below what it costs to refine. The spread between the cheapest and most expensive country here is wider than for any other item in the game.
Where Vietnam sits
Of the 32 countries priced for gasoline, Vietnam ranks #29 from the top at $0.86, 37% below the median of $1.38.
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.
| Nearby on the gasoline table | USD | Local | Work time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | $0.62 | 2.33 SAR | 3 min |
| Indonesia | $0.74 | 13,348 IDR | 20 min |
| Vietnam | $0.86 | 22,524 VND | 18 min |
| United Arab Emirates | $0.87 | 3.2 AED | 3 min |
| United States | $1.01 | 1.01 USD | 2 min |
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 |
| Eggs (dozen) | $1.50 | 39,286 VND | 32 min |
| Apples (1 kg) | $2.81 | 73,597 VND | 60 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 gasoline in every country or everything priced in Vietnam.