Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 31.0% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 77.7% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.84
ISK2,491
|
$1.96
₫49,885
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.27
ISK1,992
|
$4.91
₫124,795
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
ISK324
|
$0.59
₫15,092
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
ISK296
|
$0.38
₫9,770
|
|
pay 33.3% less for groceries
Iceland
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.42
ISK478
|
$1.11
₫28,098
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
ISK835
|
$6.92
₫175,932
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.33
ISK744
|
$5.46
₫138,762
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.66
ISK790
|
$1.62
₫41,099
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.09
ISK991
|
$1.78
₫45,280
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
ISK162
|
$1.40
₫35,523
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
ISK137
|
$0.52
₫13,227
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
ISK164
|
$0.78
₫19,753
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
ISK256
|
$0.49
₫12,563
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
ISK134
|
$0.55
₫14,092
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ISK71
|
$0.54
₫13,704
|
|
pay 44.7% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.03
ISK1,122
|
$4.05
₫102,959
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.40
ISK10,808
|
$8.00
₫203,250
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,836.83
ISK4,166,415
|
$40,523.11
₫1,029,943,428
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.97
ISK3,347
|
$5.93
₫150,839
|
|
pay 69.8% less for housing
Iceland
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.40
ISK8,714
|
$10.02
₫254,603
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,437.14
ISK200,683
|
$364.76
₫9,270,917
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,215.63
ISK169,750
|
$221.46
₫5,628,623
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.63
ISK9,583
|
$41.86
₫1,063,849
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Iceland
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.34
ISK36,215
|
$226.70
₫5,761,966
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,750.10
ISK384,024
|
$10,132.35
₫257,525,912
|
|
pay 71.4% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
ISK1,190
|
$0.94
₫23,791
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.15
ISK580
|
$1.86
₫47,320
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.64
ISK1,485
|
$1.29
₫32,737
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.90
ISK7,946
|
$24.96
₫634,479
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
ISK1,714
|
$3.86
₫98,091
|
|
pay 48.2% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$118.08
ISK16,488
|
$33.66
₫855,563
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.39
ISK7,036
|
$29.49
₫749,539
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.12
ISK21,102
|
$90.06
₫2,288,919
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$175.20
ISK24,465
|
$106.00
₫2,694,072
|
|
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