Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 50.8% more expensive than Colombia.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Colombia, you would:
pay 12.9% less for restaurants
Colombia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
COP10,519.56
|
$1.96
₫49,885
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.26
COP20,420.69
|
$4.91
₫124,795
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
COP2,336.47
|
$0.59
₫15,092
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
COP1,781.33
|
$0.38
₫9,770
|
|
pay 78.3% more for groceries
Colombia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
COP3,389.00
|
$1.11
₫28,098
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.61
COP6,252.25
|
$6.92
₫175,932
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.28
COP12,722.70
|
$5.46
₫138,762
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
COP6,409.89
|
$1.62
₫41,099
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
COP6,039.22
|
$1.78
₫45,280
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
COP3,228.05
|
$1.40
₫35,523
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
COP1,140.38
|
$0.52
₫13,227
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
COP1,427.19
|
$0.78
₫19,753
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
COP1,539.03
|
$0.49
₫12,563
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
COP1,179.87
|
$0.55
₫14,092
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
COP1,298.48
|
$0.54
₫13,704
|
|
pay 40.7% more for transportation
Colombia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.04
COP7,906.22
|
$4.05
₫102,959
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.61
COP91,717.57
|
$8.00
₫203,250
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,617.95
COP56,777,104.48
|
$40,523.11
₫1,029,943,428
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.28
COP43,811.58
|
$5.93
₫150,839
|
|
pay 9.3% more for housing
Colombia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.37
COP83,018.32
|
$10.02
₫254,603
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.57
COP810,096.73
|
$364.76
₫9,270,917
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$176.18
COP684,306.17
|
$221.46
₫5,628,623
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.64
COP181,152.32
|
$41.86
₫1,063,849
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Colombia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.33
COP405,242.76
|
$226.70
₫5,761,966
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,004.13
COP11,668,231.84
|
$10,132.35
₫257,525,912
|
|
pay 19.1% more for entertainment and sports
Colombia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
COP3,479.41
|
$0.94
₫23,791
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
COP4,682.55
|
$1.86
₫47,320
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
COP7,368.51
|
$1.29
₫32,737
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.34
COP71,237.28
|
$24.96
₫634,479
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.91
COP11,315.13
|
$3.86
₫98,091
|
|
pay 43.8% more for clothing
Colombia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.50
COP157,295.65
|
$33.66
₫855,563
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.32
COP106,129.60
|
$29.49
₫749,539
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.30
COP234,195.47
|
$90.06
₫2,288,919
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.16
COP175,397.73
|
$106.00
₫2,694,072
|
|
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