Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 61.6% more expensive than Georgetown.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Georgetown, you would:
pay 48.3% less for restaurants
Georgetown
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.09
GYD1,483.83
|
$1.96
₫49,745
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.09
GYD1,483.83
|
$4.91
₫124,446
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
GYD249.78
|
$0.59
₫15,050
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
GYD133.54
|
$0.38
₫9,742
|
|
pay 28.4% less for groceries
Georgetown
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
GYD312.67
|
$1.11
₫28,019
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.89
GYD1,022.77
|
$6.92
₫175,439
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.79
GYD2,677.38
|
$5.46
₫138,373
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.90
GYD607.66
|
$1.62
₫40,984
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
GYD521.93
|
$1.78
₫45,153
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
GYD480.32
|
$1.40
₫35,423
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
GYD215.92
|
$0.52
₫13,190
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
GYD310.02
|
$0.78
₫19,697
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
GYD179.01
|
$0.49
₫12,527
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
GYD131.49
|
$0.55
₫14,052
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
GYD121.83
|
$0.54
₫13,666
|
|
pay 4.8% more for transportation
Georgetown
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
GYD790.53
|
$4.05
₫102,671
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.09
GYD6,924.52
|
$8.00
₫202,681
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,600.24
GYD3,264,415.76
|
$40,523.11
₫1,027,058,167
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.27
GYD4,451.48
|
$5.93
₫150,416
|
|
pay 29.1% less for housing
Georgetown
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.56
GYD12,463.94
|
$10.02
₫253,889
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.46
GYD75,427.79
|
$364.76
₫9,244,946
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.98
GYD47,915.19
|
$221.46
₫5,612,856
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.66
GYD12,692.67
|
$41.86
₫1,060,869
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for childcare
Georgetown
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.55
GYD19,784.34
|
$226.70
₫5,745,824
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$954.92
GYD199,821.81
|
$10,132.35
₫256,804,485
|
|
pay 40.2% less for entertainment and sports
Georgetown
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
GYD494.61
|
$0.94
₫23,725
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.43
GYD717.18
|
$1.86
₫47,187
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
GYD494.61
|
$1.29
₫32,645
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.36
GYD5,935.30
|
$24.96
₫632,702
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
GYD1,285.98
|
$3.86
₫97,816
|
|
pay 22.0% more for clothing
Georgetown
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.39
GYD5,523.13
|
$33.66
₫853,166
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.49
GYD9,727.30
|
$29.49
₫747,439
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.91
GYD14,838.25
|
$90.06
₫2,282,507
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.24
GYD13,024.69
|
$106.00
₫2,686,525
|
|
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