Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 10.9% cheaper than Kingston.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Kingston, you would:
pay 47.0% less for restaurants
Kingston
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.62
$1,033.20
|
$1.96
₫49,746
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
$1,033.20
|
$4.91
₫124,447
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
$166.25
|
$0.59
₫15,050
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
$113.65
|
$0.38
₫9,742
|
|
pay 46.3% less for groceries
Kingston
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.98
$464.36
|
$1.11
₫28,019
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.84
$1,067.26
|
$6.92
₫175,441
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.78
$2,149.32
|
$5.46
₫138,375
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.37
$525.43
|
$1.62
₫40,984
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.01
$469.61
|
$1.78
₫45,154
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.21
$345.46
|
$1.40
₫35,424
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
$202.74
|
$0.52
₫13,191
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
$267.13
|
$0.78
₫19,698
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
$181.14
|
$0.49
₫12,528
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
$151.86
|
$0.55
₫14,053
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
$146.11
|
$0.54
₫13,666
|
|
pay 44.0% less for transportation
Kingston
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.12
$799.56
|
$4.05
₫102,672
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.42
$5,682.60
|
$8.00
₫202,684
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,733.24
$6,199,199.16
|
$40,523.11
₫1,027,071,957
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.48
$4,442.76
|
$5.93
₫150,418
|
|
pay 57.8% less for housing
Kingston
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.25
$6,903.56
|
$10.02
₫253,893
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$698.87
$109,038.25
|
$364.76
₫9,245,070
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$385.02
$60,071.53
|
$221.46
₫5,612,931
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.17
$17,969.57
|
$41.86
₫1,060,883
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Kingston
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$286.65
$44,722.79
|
$226.70
₫5,745,902
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,240.51
$349,565.95
|
$10,132.35
₫256,807,933
|
|
pay 61.4% less for entertainment and sports
Kingston
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
$335.79
|
$0.94
₫23,725
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.65
$570.02
|
$1.86
₫47,188
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.27
$1,446.48
|
$1.29
₫32,646
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.58
$8,516.15
|
$24.96
₫632,710
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.93
$1,549.80
|
$3.86
₫97,818
|
|
pay 14.8% more for clothing
Kingston
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.31
$5,977.80
|
$33.66
₫853,178
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.17
$5,018.40
|
$29.49
₫747,449
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.46
$10,525.72
|
$90.06
₫2,282,537
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.43
$11,300.62
|
$106.00
₫2,686,561
|
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