Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 18.6% more expensive than Boras.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Boras, you would:
pay 66.7% less for restaurants
Boras
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.20
SEK109.33
|
$1.84
₫46,730
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.25
SEK88.46
|
$4.33
₫110,218
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.44
SEK15.41
|
$0.55
₫13,951
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
SEK14.91
|
$0.34
₫8,775
|
|
pay 34.3% less for groceries
Boras
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.09
SEK22.37
|
$0.88
₫22,483
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
SEK61.12
|
$6.02
₫153,101
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.42
SEK58.06
|
$5.38
₫136,997
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.58
SEK38.37
|
$1.49
₫37,937
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
SEK51.84
|
$1.52
₫38,607
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
SEK11.59
|
$1.26
₫32,184
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
SEK10.96
|
$0.44
₫11,194
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
SEK11.72
|
$0.63
₫16,138
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
SEK15.78
|
$0.42
₫10,614
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
SEK6.76
|
$0.49
₫12,564
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
SEK6.76
|
$0.49
₫12,521
|
|
pay 38.5% less for transportation
Boras
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.60
SEK70.76
|
$3.48
₫88,533
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.45
SEK690.74
|
$6.87
₫174,729
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,257.25
SEK238,530.62
|
$34,303.88
₫872,983,372
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.94
SEK213.68
|
$5.70
₫145,005
|
|
pay 41.9% less for housing
Boras
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.45
SEK208.47
|
$8.95
₫227,890
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$304.25
₫7,742,624
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$210.52
₫5,357,494
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.27
SEK656.61
|
$43.00
₫1,094,377
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for childcare
Boras
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$139.11
SEK1,490.82
|
$212.34
₫5,403,663
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,391.08
SEK14,908.16
|
$11,971.85
₫304,665,921
|
|
pay 66.1% less for entertainment and sports
Boras
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.96
SEK74.54
|
$0.89
₫22,685
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
SEK40.50
|
$1.56
₫39,791
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.96
SEK74.54
|
$1.19
₫30,171
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.68
SEK328.85
|
$22.79
₫580,032
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.84
SEK159.02
|
$3.60
₫91,568
|
|
pay 29.0% less for clothing
Boras
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.32
SEK925.05
|
$28.72
₫731,005
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.04
SEK396.93
|
$23.06
₫586,900
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.53
SEK927.29
|
$81.55
₫2,075,298
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.35
SEK1,043.32
|
$91.83
₫2,337,046
|
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