Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 22.2% more expensive than Bosnia and Herzegovina.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Bosnia and Herzegovina, you would:
pay 37.0% less for restaurants
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.88
BAM8.87
|
$1.96
₫49,885
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.03
BAM7.33
|
$4.91
₫124,795
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
BAM2.50
|
$0.59
₫15,092
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BAM1.50
|
$0.38
₫9,770
|
|
pay 31.3% more for groceries
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
BAM1.47
|
$1.11
₫28,098
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
BAM6.50
|
$6.92
₫175,932
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.79
BAM6.90
|
$5.46
₫138,762
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
BAM3.82
|
$1.62
₫41,099
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.90
BAM5.28
|
$1.78
₫45,280
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.50
BAM0.91
|
$1.40
₫35,523
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
BAM1.25
|
$0.52
₫13,227
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BAM1.20
|
$0.78
₫19,753
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
BAM1.27
|
$0.49
₫12,563
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
BAM0.61
|
$0.55
₫14,092
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
BAM0.80
|
$0.54
₫13,704
|
|
pay 5.1% less for transportation
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.84
BAM10.63
|
$4.05
₫102,959
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.32
BAM51.54
|
$8.00
₫203,250
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.35
BAM39,015.30
|
$40,523.11
₫1,029,943,428
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.38
BAM11.61
|
$5.93
₫150,839
|
|
pay 10.7% more for housing
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.64
BAM46.67
|
$10.02
₫254,603
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$177.85
BAM323.65
|
$364.76
₫9,270,917
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.38
BAM251.83
|
$221.46
₫5,628,623
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.34
BAM197.16
|
$41.86
₫1,063,849
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$137.33
BAM249.91
|
$226.70
₫5,761,966
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,871.96
BAM5,226.38
|
$10,132.35
₫257,525,912
|
|
pay 5.8% less for entertainment and sports
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
BAM2.96
|
$0.94
₫23,791
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.18
BAM2.14
|
$1.86
₫47,320
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.35
BAM6.10
|
$1.29
₫32,737
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.92
BAM39.89
|
$24.96
₫634,479
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.76
BAM6.84
|
$3.86
₫98,091
|
|
pay 2.4% more for clothing
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.21
BAM95.02
|
$33.66
₫855,563
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.64
BAM52.12
|
$29.49
₫749,539
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.60
BAM133.93
|
$90.06
₫2,288,919
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.61
BAM161.26
|
$106.00
₫2,694,072
|
|
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