Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 34.6% cheaper than Faro.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Faro, you would:
pay 59.3% less for restaurants
Faro
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.99
€10.21
|
$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) |
$1.32
€1.23
|
$0.59
₫15,092
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
€0.99
|
$0.38
₫9,770
|
|
pay 0.7% more for groceries
Faro
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
€1.56
|
$1.11
₫28,098
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.67
€4.34
|
$6.92
₫175,932
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.36
€3.12
|
$5.46
₫138,762
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.12
€1.97
|
$1.62
₫41,099
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.22
€2.06
|
$1.78
₫45,280
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$1.40
₫35,523
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.48
|
$0.52
₫13,227
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.05
|
$0.78
₫19,753
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.96
|
$0.49
₫12,563
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.62
|
$0.55
₫14,092
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.54
₫13,704
|
|
pay 34.8% less for transportation
Faro
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.80
€7.24
|
$4.05
₫102,959
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.48
€35.74
|
$8.00
₫203,250
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,983.49
€30,630.12
|
$40,523.11
₫1,029,943,428
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.93
₫150,839
|
|
pay 60.5% less for housing
Faro
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.00
€43.65
|
$10.02
₫254,603
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$751.29
€697.69
|
$364.76
₫9,270,917
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$637.68
€592.18
|
$221.46
₫5,628,623
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.19
€72.61
|
$41.86
₫1,063,849
|
|
pay 32.1% less for childcare
Faro
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$934.53
€867.85
|
$226.70
₫5,761,966
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,081.45
€8,433.49
|
$10,132.35
₫257,525,912
|
|
pay 43.7% less for entertainment and sports
Faro
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.75
€2.55
|
$0.94
₫23,791
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
€1.75
|
$1.86
₫47,320
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.63
€5.23
|
$1.29
₫32,737
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.98
€30.63
|
$24.96
₫634,479
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.70
€7.15
|
$3.86
₫98,091
|
|
pay 12.7% less for clothing
Faro
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.06
€82.70
|
$33.66
₫855,563
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.71
€30.37
|
$29.49
₫749,539
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.84
€67.64
|
$90.06
₫2,288,919
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.57
€100.82
|
$106.00
₫2,694,072
|
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