Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 18.9% more expensive than Bogota.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Bogota, you would:
pay 19.8% less for restaurants
Bogota
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.30
$13,075
|
$1.96
₫49,746
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.50
$21,792
|
$4.91
₫124,447
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
$2,519
|
$0.59
₫15,050
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
$1,937
|
$0.38
₫9,742
|
|
pay 41.5% more for groceries
Bogota
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.12
$4,449
|
$1.11
₫28,019
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.42
$9,615
|
$6.92
₫175,441
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
$14,501
|
$5.46
₫138,375
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
$6,947
|
$1.62
₫40,984
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
$7,106
|
$1.78
₫45,154
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
$3,855
|
$1.40
₫35,424
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
$1,487
|
$0.52
₫13,191
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
$1,911
|
$0.78
₫19,698
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
$2,000
|
$0.49
₫12,528
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
$1,583
|
$0.55
₫14,053
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
$1,420
|
$0.54
₫13,666
|
|
pay 43.5% more for transportation
Bogota
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.09
$8,293
|
$4.05
₫102,672
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.00
$122,906
|
$8.00
₫202,684
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,189.68
$52,300,224
|
$40,523.11
₫1,027,071,957
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.53
$49,685
|
$5.93
₫150,418
|
|
pay 19.0% less for housing
Bogota
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.84
$78,652
|
$10.02
₫253,893
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$340.12
$1,348,648
|
$364.76
₫9,245,070
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$253.13
$1,003,703
|
$221.46
₫5,612,931
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.15
$210,734
|
$41.86
₫1,060,883
|
|
pay 58.5% more for childcare
Bogota
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$189.88
$752,916
|
$226.70
₫5,745,902
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,125.13
$20,322,373
|
$10,132.35
₫256,807,933
|
|
pay 10.3% more for entertainment and sports
Bogota
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
$3,923
|
$0.94
₫23,725
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.20
$4,771
|
$1.86
₫47,188
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.87
$7,409
|
$1.29
₫32,646
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.64
$73,897
|
$24.96
₫632,710
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.89
$15,429
|
$3.86
₫97,818
|
|
pay 17.6% more for clothing
Bogota
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.54
$184,547
|
$33.66
₫853,178
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.24
$115,949
|
$29.49
₫747,449
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.21
$286,331
|
$90.06
₫2,282,537
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.46
$243,694
|
$106.00
₫2,686,561
|
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