Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 18.4% cheaper than Braga.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Braga, you would:
pay 60.4% less for restaurants
|
Braga
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.80
€8.17
|
$1.96
₫49,885
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
€7.15
|
$4.91
₫124,795
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
€1.42
|
$0.59
₫15,092
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
€1.07
|
$0.38
₫9,770
|
|
pay 12.7% more for groceries
|
Braga
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
€1.05
|
$1.11
₫28,098
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.84
€3.57
|
$6.92
₫175,932
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.01
€2.79
|
$5.46
₫138,762
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.42
€2.25
|
$1.62
₫41,099
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
€2.40
|
$1.78
₫45,280
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$1.40
₫35,523
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$0.52
₫13,227
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.78
₫19,753
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.49
₫12,563
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.45
|
$0.55
₫14,092
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$0.54
₫13,704
|
|
pay 23.6% less for transportation
|
Braga
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.89
€7.33
|
$4.05
₫102,959
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.41
€27.31
|
$8.00
₫203,250
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,525.10
|
$40,523.11
₫1,029,943,428
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.43
€6.90
|
$5.93
₫150,839
|
|
pay 56.5% less for housing
|
Braga
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.70
€32.22
|
$10.02
₫254,603
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$691.28
€641.96
|
$364.76
₫9,270,917
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$535.98
€497.74
|
$221.46
₫5,628,623
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.89
€76.04
|
$41.86
₫1,063,849
|
|
pay 21.1% more for childcare
|
Braga
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$304.18
€282.48
|
$226.70
₫5,761,966
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,039.64
€5,608.71
|
$10,132.35
₫257,525,912
|
|
pay 36.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Braga
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
€1.89
|
$0.94
₫23,791
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.42
€1.32
|
$1.86
₫47,320
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.50
€5.11
|
$1.29
₫32,737
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.05
€37.19
|
$24.96
₫634,479
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.26
€6.74
|
$3.86
₫98,091
|
|
pay 14.9% more for clothing
|
Braga
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.95
€75.17
|
$33.66
₫855,563
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.32
€27.23
|
$29.49
₫749,539
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.28
€60.62
|
$90.06
₫2,288,919
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.10
€54.88
|
$106.00
₫2,694,072
|
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