Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 6.8% more expensive than Faroe Islands.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Faroe Islands, you would:
pay 83.4% less for restaurants
|
Faroe Islands
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.96
DKK152.98
|
$1.96
₫49,745
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$19.03
DKK132.58
|
$4.91
₫124,446
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.40
DKK23.71
|
$0.59
₫15,050
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.68
DKK18.70
|
$0.38
₫9,742
|
|
pay 45.1% less for groceries
|
Faroe Islands
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.00
DKK27.88
|
$1.11
₫28,019
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.32
DKK50.99
|
$6.92
₫175,439
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.02
DKK48.90
|
$5.46
₫138,373
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
DKK26.86
|
$1.62
₫40,984
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
DKK18.50
|
$1.78
₫45,153
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
DKK9.25
|
$1.40
₫35,423
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.43
DKK9.95
|
$0.52
₫13,190
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
DKK11.57
|
$0.78
₫19,697
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
DKK12.03
|
$0.49
₫12,527
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.55
₫14,052
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.32
DKK16.19
|
$0.54
₫13,666
|
|
pay 23.1% less for transportation
|
Faroe Islands
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
DKK47.29
|
$4.05
₫102,671
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$8.00
₫202,681
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,041.61
DKK299,841.43
|
$40,523.11
₫1,027,058,167
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.93
₫150,416
|
|
pay 72.0% less for housing
|
Faroe Islands
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.56
DKK407.95
|
$10.02
₫253,889
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$976.00
DKK6,799.13
|
$364.76
₫9,244,946
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$805.20
DKK5,609.28
|
$221.46
₫5,612,856
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.39
DKK977.99
|
$41.86
₫1,060,869
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for childcare
|
Faroe Islands
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$366.00
DKK2,549.67
|
$226.70
₫5,745,824
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,090.92
DKK7,599.67
|
$10,132.35
₫256,804,485
|
|
pay 74.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Faroe Islands
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.78
DKK61.19
|
$0.94
₫23,725
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.67
DKK39.52
|
$1.86
₫47,187
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.52
DKK66.29
|
$1.29
₫32,645
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.36
DKK392.65
|
$24.96
₫632,702
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.64
DKK101.99
|
$3.86
₫97,816
|
|
pay 49.8% less for clothing
|
Faroe Islands
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$136.64
DKK951.88
|
$33.66
₫853,166
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.58
DKK331.46
|
$29.49
₫747,439
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$143.96
DKK1,002.87
|
$90.06
₫2,282,507
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$204.96
DKK1,427.82
|
$106.00
₫2,686,525
|
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