Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 15.6% cheaper than Jamaica.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Jamaica, you would:
pay 44.6% less for restaurants
Jamaica
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.50
JMD1,015.59
|
$1.96
₫49,745
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
JMD896.54
|
$4.91
₫124,446
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
JMD169.15
|
$0.59
₫15,050
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
JMD118.02
|
$0.38
₫9,742
|
|
pay 46.1% less for groceries
Jamaica
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.24
JMD350.35
|
$1.11
₫28,019
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.96
JMD1,088.39
|
$6.92
₫175,439
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.65
JMD1,820.69
|
$5.46
₫138,373
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
JMD430.19
|
$1.62
₫40,984
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
JMD494.22
|
$1.78
₫45,153
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.10
JMD483.97
|
$1.40
₫35,423
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.43
JMD223.09
|
$0.52
₫13,190
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.52
JMD237.80
|
$0.78
₫19,697
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
JMD157.01
|
$0.49
₫12,527
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
JMD163.53
|
$0.55
₫14,052
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
JMD180.13
|
$0.54
₫13,666
|
|
pay 43.4% less for transportation
Jamaica
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
JMD781.48
|
$4.05
₫102,671
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.10
JMD7,831.93
|
$8.00
₫202,681
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,646.23
JMD6,041,594.15
|
$40,523.11
₫1,027,058,167
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.01
JMD3,752.80
|
$5.93
₫150,416
|
|
pay 44.5% less for housing
Jamaica
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.14
JMD6,900.28
|
$10.02
₫253,889
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$395.95
JMD61,899.38
|
$364.76
₫9,244,946
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$357.21
JMD55,842.73
|
$221.46
₫5,612,856
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$92.11
JMD14,399.73
|
$41.86
₫1,060,869
|
|
pay 88.5% more for childcare
Jamaica
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.08
JMD33,154.44
|
$226.70
₫5,745,824
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,750.38
JMD586,299.18
|
$10,132.35
₫256,804,485
|
|
pay 54.5% less for entertainment and sports
Jamaica
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.19
JMD341.63
|
$0.94
₫23,725
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
JMD503.68
|
$1.86
₫47,187
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.14
JMD1,428.65
|
$1.29
₫32,645
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.18
JMD5,656.64
|
$24.96
₫632,702
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.84
JMD1,382.06
|
$3.86
₫97,816
|
|
pay 35.3% more for clothing
Jamaica
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.32
JMD4,583.71
|
$33.66
₫853,166
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.76
JMD4,026.65
|
$29.49
₫747,439
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.56
JMD8,998.09
|
$90.06
₫2,282,507
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.26
JMD10,671.75
|
$106.00
₫2,686,525
|
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