Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 6.5% cheaper than Lima.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Lima, you would:
pay 31.8% less for restaurants
Lima
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.01
PEN15.02
|
$1.96
₫49,745
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.35
PEN20.03
|
$4.91
₫124,446
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
PEN3.27
|
$0.59
₫15,050
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
PEN2.24
|
$0.38
₫9,742
|
|
pay 24.7% more for groceries
Lima
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
PEN7.12
|
$1.11
₫28,019
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.58
PEN13.41
|
$6.92
₫175,439
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
PEN17.74
|
$5.46
₫138,373
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
PEN7.83
|
$1.62
₫40,984
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
PEN8.83
|
$1.78
₫45,153
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
PEN2.79
|
$1.40
₫35,423
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.74
|
$0.52
₫13,190
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.69
|
$0.78
₫19,697
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.73
|
$0.49
₫12,527
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.43
|
$0.55
₫14,052
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.57
|
$0.54
₫13,666
|
|
pay 13.0% less for transportation
Lima
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.56
PEN20.81
|
$4.05
₫102,671
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.75
PEN62.70
|
$8.00
₫202,681
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,401.64
PEN80,116.34
|
$40,523.11
₫1,027,058,167
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.52
PEN58.08
|
$5.93
₫150,416
|
|
pay 37.5% less for housing
Lima
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.39
PEN106.29
|
$10.02
₫253,889
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.74
PEN1,885.72
|
$364.76
₫9,244,946
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$328.82
PEN1,230.92
|
$221.46
₫5,612,856
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.84
PEN209.03
|
$41.86
₫1,060,869
|
|
pay 46.2% more for childcare
Lima
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.22
PEN749.50
|
$226.70
₫5,745,824
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,654.15
PEN21,166.12
|
$10,132.35
₫256,804,485
|
|
pay 47.7% less for entertainment and sports
Lima
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
PEN8.01
|
$0.94
₫23,725
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.69
PEN10.07
|
$1.86
₫47,187
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.35
PEN20.03
|
$1.29
₫32,645
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.28
PEN139.56
|
$24.96
₫632,702
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.69
PEN25.04
|
$3.86
₫97,816
|
|
pay 13.3% more for clothing
Lima
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.06
PEN157.46
|
$33.66
₫853,166
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.40
PEN106.31
|
$29.49
₫747,439
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.34
PEN270.80
|
$90.06
₫2,282,507
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.12
PEN273.73
|
$106.00
₫2,686,525
|
|
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