Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 46.1% cheaper than Costa Rica.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Costa Rica, you would:
pay 70.0% less for restaurants
Costa Rica
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.05
CRC4,634.51
|
$1.84
₫46,748
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.98
CRC4,598.17
|
$4.33
₫110,261
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
CRC988.19
|
$0.55
₫13,956
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
CRC760.18
|
$0.34
₫8,778
|
|
pay 39.0% less for groceries
Costa Rica
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
CRC1,257.19
|
$0.88
₫22,491
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
CRC2,024.38
|
$6.02
₫153,160
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.91
CRC3,539.66
|
$5.38
₫137,049
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.22
CRC1,646.27
|
$1.49
₫37,952
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
CRC2,095.66
|
$1.52
₫38,622
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.97
CRC1,007.29
|
$1.26
₫32,196
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
CRC317.51
|
$0.44
₫11,198
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
CRC553.22
|
$0.63
₫16,144
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
CRC598.47
|
$0.42
₫10,618
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
CRC557.53
|
$0.49
₫12,569
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.06
CRC541.61
|
$0.49
₫12,526
|
|
pay 42.6% less for transportation
Costa Rica
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
CRC2,916.21
|
$3.48
₫88,567
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.78
CRC23,439.34
|
$6.87
₫174,795
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,441.08
CRC15,586,640.87
|
$34,303.88
₫873,316,784
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.02
CRC7,178.15
|
$5.70
₫145,060
|
|
pay 57.8% less for housing
Costa Rica
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.97
CRC23,535.83
|
$8.95
₫227,977
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.28
CRC374,434.50
|
$304.25
₫7,745,581
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$520.21
CRC266,363.85
|
$210.52
₫5,359,540
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.96
CRC32,747.47
|
$43.00
₫1,094,795
|
|
pay 17.4% less for childcare
Costa Rica
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$476.14
CRC243,795.21
|
$212.34
₫5,405,726
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,916.17
CRC5,077,343.17
|
$11,971.85
₫304,782,280
|
|
pay 61.7% less for entertainment and sports
Costa Rica
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.97
CRC1,519.29
|
$0.89
₫22,694
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.43
CRC1,757.07
|
$1.56
₫39,807
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.33
CRC2,216.84
|
$1.19
₫30,183
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.36
CRC28,859.57
|
$22.79
₫580,254
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.46
CRC3,817.84
|
$3.60
₫91,603
|
|
pay 34.2% less for clothing
Costa Rica
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.44
CRC36,577.22
|
$28.72
₫731,284
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.89
CRC24,010.05
|
$23.06
₫587,124
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.63
CRC54,084.09
|
$81.55
₫2,076,090
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.19
CRC48,739.24
|
$91.83
₫2,337,939
|
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