Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 50.6% cheaper than Bahamas.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Bahamas, you would:
pay 73.5% less for restaurants
Bahamas
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.33
BSD25.33
|
$1.96
₫49,967
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.58
BSD8.58
|
$4.91
₫125,002
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
BSD2.56
|
$0.59
₫15,117
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
BSD2.16
|
$0.38
₫9,786
|
|
pay 47.8% less for groceries
Bahamas
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.23
BSD4.23
|
$1.11
₫28,144
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
BSD4.15
|
$6.92
₫176,223
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.53
BSD14.53
|
$5.46
₫138,992
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.39
BSD4.39
|
$1.62
₫41,167
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.45
BSD4.45
|
$1.78
₫45,355
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
BSD1.68
|
$1.40
₫35,582
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
BSD1.23
|
$0.52
₫13,249
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.64
BSD1.64
|
$0.78
₫19,785
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.92
BSD1.92
|
$0.49
₫12,583
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
BSD1.82
|
$0.55
₫14,115
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.42
BSD1.42
|
$0.54
₫13,727
|
|
pay 44.3% less for transportation
Bahamas
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.37
BSD5.37
|
$4.05
₫103,129
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.00
BSD50.00
|
$8.00
₫203,586
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,500.00
BSD37,500.00
|
$40,523.11
₫1,031,647,414
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.43
BSD25.43
|
$5.93
₫151,088
|
|
pay 79.5% less for housing
Bahamas
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.25
BSD68.25
|
$10.02
₫255,024
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,222.22
BSD1,222.22
|
$364.76
₫9,286,256
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,309.72
BSD1,309.72
|
$221.46
₫5,637,936
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$201.75
BSD201.75
|
$41.86
₫1,065,609
|
|
pay 7.5% less for childcare
Bahamas
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$412.22
BSD412.22
|
$226.70
₫5,771,499
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,795.24
BSD7,795.24
|
$10,132.35
₫257,951,975
|
|
pay 74.6% less for entertainment and sports
Bahamas
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.75
BSD3.75
|
$0.94
₫23,831
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.23
BSD5.23
|
$1.86
₫47,398
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.50
BSD9.50
|
$1.29
₫32,791
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.65
BSD79.65
|
$24.96
₫635,529
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
BSD18.00
|
$3.86
₫98,253
|
|
pay 27.2% less for clothing
Bahamas
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.05
BSD59.05
|
$33.66
₫856,979
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.88
BSD46.88
|
$29.49
₫750,779
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.67
BSD117.67
|
$90.06
₫2,292,706
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.67
BSD111.67
|
$106.00
₫2,698,529
|
|
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