Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 3.2% cheaper than Cuba.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Cuba, you would:
pay 61.3% less for restaurants
Cuba
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.75
CUC7.75
|
$1.96
₫49,745
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
CUC6.00
|
$4.91
₫124,446
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
CUC2.39
|
$0.59
₫15,050
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
CUC1.67
|
$0.38
₫9,742
|
|
pay 7.3% less for groceries
Cuba
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
CUC1.13
|
$1.11
₫28,019
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.46
CUC3.46
|
$6.92
₫175,439
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.70
CUC13.70
|
$5.46
₫138,373
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
CUC2.07
|
$1.62
₫40,984
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.88
CUC2.88
|
$1.78
₫45,153
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.77
CUC3.77
|
$1.40
₫35,423
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
CUC0.37
|
$0.52
₫13,190
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
CUC0.53
|
$0.78
₫19,697
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
CUC0.63
|
$0.49
₫12,527
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
CUC0.66
|
$0.55
₫14,052
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
CUC1.00
|
$0.54
₫13,666
|
|
pay 31.4% less for transportation
Cuba
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
CUC4.46
|
$4.05
₫102,671
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.50
CUC22.50
|
$8.00
₫202,681
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$80,000.00
CUC80,000.00
|
$40,523.11
₫1,027,058,167
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.10
CUC6.10
|
$5.93
₫150,416
|
|
pay 24.1% less for housing
Cuba
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.00
CUC165.00
|
$10.02
₫253,889
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$596.67
CUC596.67
|
$364.76
₫9,244,946
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$222.50
CUC222.50
|
$221.46
₫5,612,856
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.59
CUC30.59
|
$41.86
₫1,060,869
|
|
pay 64.2% more for childcare
Cuba
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$86.67
CUC86.67
|
$226.70
₫5,745,824
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,166.67
CUC15,166.67
|
$10,132.35
₫256,804,485
|
|
pay 28.7% more for entertainment and sports
Cuba
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.25
CUC3.25
|
$0.94
₫23,725
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
CUC2.03
|
$1.86
₫47,187
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.25
CUC4.25
|
$1.29
₫32,645
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$16.67
CUC16.67
|
$24.96
₫632,702
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.12
CUC1.12
|
$3.86
₫97,816
|
|
pay 8.8% more for clothing
Cuba
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.75
CUC47.75
|
$33.66
₫853,166
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.17
CUC42.17
|
$29.49
₫747,439
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.58
CUC69.58
|
$90.06
₫2,282,507
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.00
CUC64.00
|
$106.00
₫2,686,525
|
|
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