Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 10.8% more expensive than Jordan.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Jordan, you would:
pay 20.2% less for restaurants
Jordan
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.26
JOD4.430
|
$1.96
₫49,745
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.70
JOD4.750
|
$4.91
₫124,446
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
JOD0.370
|
$0.59
₫15,050
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
JOD0.270
|
$0.38
₫9,742
|
|
pay 34.4% more for groceries
Jordan
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
JOD0.380
|
$1.11
₫28,019
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
JOD2.680
|
$6.92
₫175,439
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
JOD3.890
|
$5.46
₫138,373
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
JOD1.320
|
$1.62
₫40,984
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
JOD1.530
|
$1.78
₫45,153
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
JOD0.610
|
$1.40
₫35,423
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
JOD0.540
|
$0.52
₫13,190
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
JOD0.420
|
$0.78
₫19,697
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
JOD0.230
|
$0.49
₫12,527
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
$0.55
₫14,052
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
JOD0.250
|
$0.54
₫13,666
|
|
pay 12.0% less for transportation
Jordan
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
JOD3.290
|
$4.05
₫102,671
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.52
JOD30.140
|
$8.00
₫202,681
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,721.45
JOD20,354.890
|
$40,523.11
₫1,027,058,167
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.67
JOD4.020
|
$5.93
₫150,416
|
|
pay 17.1% less for housing
Jordan
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.17
JOD24.220
|
$10.02
₫253,889
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.89
JOD198.360
|
$364.76
₫9,244,946
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.37
JOD150.510
|
$221.46
₫5,612,856
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.94
JOD43.900
|
$41.86
₫1,060,869
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Jordan
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$101.26
JOD71.760
|
$226.70
₫5,745,824
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,737.38
JOD2,648.680
|
$10,132.35
₫256,804,485
|
|
pay 60.2% less for entertainment and sports
Jordan
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.52
JOD4.620
|
$0.94
₫23,725
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
JOD2.070
|
$1.86
₫47,187
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.27
JOD2.320
|
$1.29
₫32,645
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.20
JOD36.990
|
$24.96
₫632,702
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.56
JOD8.190
|
$3.86
₫97,816
|
|
pay 3.1% more for clothing
Jordan
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.71
JOD27.430
|
$33.66
₫853,166
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.80
JOD33.870
|
$29.49
₫747,439
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.04
JOD56.020
|
$90.06
₫2,282,507
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.81
JOD50.190
|
$106.00
₫2,686,525
|
|
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