9 chains tracked in Vietnam, priced in VND (₫). Every menu below is the full local board, not a global template.
The cheapest priced item we hold in each dish category across every Vietnam menu - A rough floor for what each kind of food costs here.
| Dish type | Items tracked | Cheapest we found | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soft Drinks, Tea & Juice | 97 | ₫8,000 | Colas, teas, juices, water and the mark-up on all of them. |
| Pizza | 83 | ₫79,000 | Every pizza on every menu we track, from margherita to meat feast. |
| Combos & Meal Deals | 78 | ₫39,000 | Bundles, family boxes, promotions and value platters. |
| Fried Chicken | 65 | ₫33,000 | Buckets, tenders, wings, nuggets and rotisserie birds. |
| Coffee | 59 | ₫39,000 | Espresso, latte, cappuccino and cold brew, market by market. |
| Sides & Fries | 50 | ₫12,000 | Fries, onion rings, dips, slaw and the upsell economy. |
| Burgers | 39 | ₫30,000 | Beef, chicken and plant-based burgers priced side by side. |
| Pasta & Noodles | 31 | ₫40,000 | Spaghetti, penne, mac and cheese, and noodle bowls. |
| Bakery & Pretzels | 25 | ₫15,000 | Pretzels, cinnamon rolls, croissants and counter bakes. |
| Shakes & Smoothies | 21 | ₫69,000 | Milkshakes, frappes, smoothies and blended drinks. |
| Desserts & Bakes | 18 | ₫10,000 | Cakes, cookies, pies, brownies and the sweet end of the board. |
| Salads | 14 | ₫22,000 | Side salads, mains and the price of eating light. |
| Sandwiches & Wraps | 12 | ₫79,000 | Subs, wraps, melts, toasties and hand-held everything else. |
| Rice & Bowls | 10 | ₫79,000 | Rice plates, bowls and the localised menus built around them. |
Cheapest priced option on any Vietnam menu in that category, including small sizes and single-item promos.
9 brands, 9 full menus.
| VND | USD | |
|---|---|---|
| From | 10,000 | 0.39 |
| Average | 65,415 | 2.52 |
| Dearest | 289,000 | 11.13 |
| VND | USD | |
|---|---|---|
| From | 12,000 | 0.46 |
| Average | 85,911 | 3.31 |
| Dearest | 389,000 | 14.99 |
| VND | USD | |
|---|---|---|
| From | 20,000 | 0.77 |
| Average | 137,127 | 5.28 |
| Dearest | 700,000 | 26.97 |
| VND | USD | |
|---|---|---|
| From | 25,000 | 0.96 |
| Average | 135,000 | 5.20 |
| Dearest | 295,000 | 11.36 |
| VND | USD | |
|---|---|---|
| From | 30,000 | 1.16 |
| Average | 155,625 | 5.99 |
| Dearest | 595,000 | 22.92 |
| VND | USD | |
|---|---|---|
| From | 8,000 | 0.31 |
| Average | 63,422 | 2.44 |
| Dearest | 322,000 | 12.40 |
| VND | USD | |
|---|---|---|
| From | 59,000 | 2.27 |
| Average | 111,215 | 4.28 |
| Dearest | 300,000 | 11.56 |
| VND | USD | |
|---|---|---|
| From | 45,000 | 1.73 |
| Average | 279,588 | 10.77 |
| Dearest | 709,000 | 27.31 |
| VND | USD | |
|---|---|---|
| From | 16,200 | 0.62 |
| Average | 89,208 | 3.44 |
| Dearest | 143,640 | 5.53 |
Products Vietnam shares with the most other markets we track, so you can see where it sits.
| Product | Brand | Markets | Cheapest | Priciest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Mac | McDonald's | 16 | $2.90 | $7.84 |
| Mocha Frappuccino | Starbucks | 10 | $2.72 | $7.08 |
| Cold Brew | Starbucks | 9 | $2.43 | $6.26 |
| Iced Caramel Macchiato | Starbucks | 9 | $3.45 | $6.95 |
| Coffee Frappuccino | Starbucks | 8 | $2.43 | $6.42 |
| Caramel Frappuccino | Starbucks | 8 | $2.51 | $6.42 |
| Vanilla Cream Frappuccino | Starbucks | 8 | $2.89 | $7.08 |
| Java Chip Frappuccino | Starbucks | 8 | $3.28 | $7.08 |
Vietnam is one of the fastest-moving chain-restaurant markets in South-East Asia, and one of the hardest for foreign brands to win outright. Local eating habits are built around street food, phở counters and bánh mì carts that are cheaper, faster and often better than anything a chain can put on a tray, which sets a very low reference price for a quick meal.
The chains that have done well here are the ones that stopped competing on speed and started competing on air conditioning, seating and predictability. A chain restaurant in Ho Chi Minh City or Hanoi is frequently a place to sit for an hour rather than a place to eat in ten minutes, which pushes menus toward sharing formats and table service.
Regional operators have an advantage that shows in the numbers. The Pizza Company, run out of Bangkok by Minor Food, treats Vietnam as a core market rather than an outpost, and Swensen's has used the same regional franchise structure to build a dessert business here. Both arrived understanding South-East Asian palates in a way that a brand routed through a European or American head office generally does not.
Pick any brand that trades in both and see every shared item priced side by side.
Almost every restaurant you think of as a chain is owned by someone else entirely. What the franchisee actually buys, and why it explains the price on the board.
Localisation is not adding a novelty item. It is a staged process with a predictable sequence, and the menu data shows exactly how far each market has travelled.
Menu boards are designed documents, not lists. Where the money items sit, what the ordering of panels is doing, and how to find the price you actually want.
Menu calorie labelling is mandatory in some markets, voluntary in others and absent in most. What our data shows about how little of it reaches a published menu.
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