How do you say “cost” in Vietnamese?

“Cost” in Vietnamese is chi phí (a cost), phí tổn (charge), tốn (to pay for).

Vietnamese words for “cost”

• chi phíListennoun
  Hanoi [t͡ɕi˧˧ fi˧˦] · Saigon [cɪj˧˧ fɪj˦˥]chi level phí rising

  a cost; expenditure; expense

  • Chi phí sinh hoạt ở New York rất đắt đỏ.The cost of living in New York is very expensive.
• phí tổnListennoun
  Hanoi [fi˧˦ ton˧˩] · Saigon [fɪj˦˥ toŋ˨˩˦]phí rising tổn dipping

  charge; cost; expenses

• tốnListenverb
  Hanoi [ton˧˦] · Saigon [toŋ˦˥]tốn rising

  to pay for; to spend; to cost

  • Cái này sẽ tốn €30.This will cost €30.

Related Vietnamese words

• giáListennoun

  price; value

• chi tiêuListennoun

  to spend; to pay out; to disburse

• đòi hỏiListenverb

  to require; to need

• trị giáListenverb

  to be worth

Translations matched from English Wiktionary (translation tables and Vietnamese entries, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0) and the NgonNgu English–Vietnamese dictionary, reviewed and edited; examples from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice.