Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 42.7% cheaper than Albacete.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Albacete, you would:
pay 74.0% less for restaurants
Albacete
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
€12.06
|
$1.84
₫46,748
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.32
€9.57
|
$4.33
₫110,261
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
€1.76
|
$0.55
₫13,956
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
€1.68
|
$0.34
₫8,778
|
|
pay 21.1% less for groceries
Albacete
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
€0.70
|
$0.88
₫22,491
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.67
€7.12
|
$6.02
₫153,160
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.18
€2.95
|
$5.38
₫137,049
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.55
|
$1.49
₫37,952
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
€2.58
|
$1.52
₫38,622
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$1.26
₫32,196
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.83
|
$0.44
₫11,198
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.90
|
$0.63
₫16,144
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.05
|
$0.42
₫10,618
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.67
|
$0.49
₫12,569
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.49
₫12,526
|
|
pay 43.1% less for transportation
Albacete
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.78
€6.29
|
$3.48
₫88,567
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.24
€15.07
|
$6.87
₫174,795
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,133.87
€33,523.19
|
$34,303.88
₫873,316,784
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.65
€13.59
|
$5.70
₫145,060
|
|
pay 69.2% less for housing
Albacete
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.64
€31.21
|
$8.95
₫227,977
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$304.25
₫7,745,581
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$210.52
₫5,359,540
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.32
€114.41
|
$43.00
₫1,094,795
|
|
pay 20.4% less for childcare
Albacete
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$543.23
€503.98
|
$212.34
₫5,405,726
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,978.95
€9,257.97
|
$11,971.85
₫304,782,280
|
|
pay 42.9% less for entertainment and sports
Albacete
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
€1.00
|
$0.89
₫22,694
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
€1.76
|
$1.56
₫39,807
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.41
€5.02
|
$1.19
₫30,183
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.65
€44.21
|
$22.79
₫580,254
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.04
€6.53
|
$3.60
₫91,603
|
|
pay 28.1% less for clothing
Albacete
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.95
€77.88
|
$28.72
₫731,284
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.93
€31.48
|
$23.06
₫587,124
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.19
€80.89
|
$81.55
₫2,076,090
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.93
€92.71
|
$91.83
₫2,337,939
|
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