Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 86.7% more expensive than Asmara.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Asmara, you would:
pay 23.9% less for restaurants
Asmara
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
$1.84
₫46,730
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$4.33
₫110,218
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
ERN15.94
|
$0.55
₫13,951
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.32
ERN19.88
|
$0.34
₫8,775
|
|
pay 1.9% more for groceries
Asmara
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$0.88
₫22,483
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
$6.02
₫153,101
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
ERN92.79
|
$5.38
₫136,997
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
$1.49
₫37,937
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
$1.52
₫38,607
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$5.04
ERN75.60
|
$1.26
₫32,184
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
ERN7.37
|
$0.44
₫11,194
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
ERN13.61
|
$0.63
₫16,138
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ERN9.64
|
$0.42
₫10,614
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
ERN12.36
|
$0.49
₫12,564
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ERN7.14
|
$0.49
₫12,521
|
|
pay 30.6% less for transportation
Asmara
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.52
ERN127.76
|
$3.48
₫88,533
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
$6.87
₫174,729
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
$34,303.88
₫872,983,372
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
$5.70
₫145,005
|
|
pay 18.6% less for housing
Asmara
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$8.95
₫227,890
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
$304.25
₫7,742,624
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
$210.52
₫5,357,494
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
$43.00
₫1,094,377
|
|
pay 7.8 times more for childcare
Asmara
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$212.34
₫5,403,663
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
$11,971.85
₫304,665,921
|
|
pay 45.0% more for entertainment and sports
Asmara
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$0.89
₫22,685
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.88
ERN13.25
|
$1.56
₫39,791
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
$1.19
₫30,171
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
$22.79
₫580,032
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
$3.60
₫91,568
|
|
pay 49.2% less for clothing
Asmara
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
$28.72
₫731,005
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
$23.06
₫586,900
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$81.55
₫2,075,298
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
$91.83
₫2,337,046
|
|
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