Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 64.7% cheaper than Cayman Islands.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Cayman Islands, you would:
pay 78.5% less for restaurants
Cayman Islands
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.00
$15.04
|
$1.96
₫49,746
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
$10.02
|
$4.91
₫124,447
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.22
$2.69
|
$0.59
₫15,050
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.44
$2.04
|
$0.38
₫9,742
|
|
pay 60.0% less for groceries
Cayman Islands
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.74
$3.96
|
$1.11
₫28,019
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.32
$4.45
|
$6.92
₫175,441
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.47
$14.60
|
$5.46
₫138,375
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.79
$5.67
|
$1.62
₫40,984
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
$3.41
|
$1.78
₫45,154
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.33
$2.78
|
$1.40
₫35,424
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
$1.16
|
$0.52
₫13,191
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.38
$1.99
|
$0.78
₫19,698
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.94
$2.46
|
$0.49
₫12,528
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.90
$1.59
|
$0.55
₫14,053
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
$1.50
|
$0.54
₫13,666
|
|
pay 33.1% less for transportation
Cayman Islands
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.60
$5.52
|
$4.05
₫102,672
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
$25.06
|
$8.00
₫202,684
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,995.22
$30,070.30
|
$40,523.11
₫1,027,071,957
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.93
₫150,418
|
|
pay 88.9% less for housing
Cayman Islands
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$131.85
$110.15
|
$10.02
₫253,893
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,969.61
$2,480.80
|
$364.76
₫9,245,070
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,009.73
$1,678.93
|
$221.46
₫5,612,931
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$308.06
$257.36
|
$41.86
₫1,060,883
|
|
pay 61.3% less for childcare
Cayman Islands
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.88
$776.82
|
$226.70
₫5,745,902
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,137.46
$15,987.38
|
$10,132.35
₫256,807,933
|
|
pay 77.3% less for entertainment and sports
Cayman Islands
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.30
$5.26
|
$0.94
₫23,725
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.85
$4.89
|
$1.86
₫47,188
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.00
$10.02
|
$1.29
₫32,646
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.39
$60.47
|
$24.96
₫632,710
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
$15.04
|
$3.86
₫97,818
|
|
pay 53.6% less for clothing
Cayman Islands
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.99
$70.16
|
$33.66
₫853,178
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$106.49
$88.96
|
$29.49
₫747,449
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$181.18
$151.35
|
$90.06
₫2,282,537
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$155.98
$130.30
|
$106.00
₫2,686,561
|
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