Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 64.5% cheaper than Locarno.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Locarno, you would:
pay 84.3% less for restaurants
Locarno
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$24.29
CHF22.23
|
$1.96
₫49,746
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.36
CHF13.13
|
$4.91
₫124,447
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.56
CHF4.17
|
$0.59
₫15,050
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$5.11
CHF4.67
|
$0.38
₫9,742
|
|
pay 54.6% less for groceries
Locarno
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.50
CHF3.20
|
$1.11
₫28,019
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$15.83
CHF14.48
|
$6.92
₫175,441
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.00
CHF6.41
|
$5.46
₫138,375
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.85
CHF5.35
|
$1.62
₫40,984
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$13.52
CHF12.37
|
$1.78
₫45,154
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
CHF1.83
|
$1.40
₫35,424
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.50
CHF1.37
|
$0.52
₫13,191
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.78
₫19,698
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
CHF1.58
|
$0.49
₫12,528
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
CHF0.92
|
$0.55
₫14,053
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
CHF0.69
|
$0.54
₫13,666
|
|
pay 42.5% less for transportation
Locarno
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
CHF7.19
|
$4.05
₫102,672
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$177.79
CHF162.66
|
$8.00
₫202,684
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,950.71
CHF23,741.73
|
$40,523.11
₫1,027,071,957
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$33.13
CHF30.31
|
$5.93
₫150,418
|
|
pay 71.6% less for housing
Locarno
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.58
CHF57.25
|
$10.02
₫253,893
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,380.36
CHF1,262.86
|
$364.76
₫9,245,070
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.64
CHF858.74
|
$221.46
₫5,612,931
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$88.19
CHF80.68
|
$41.86
₫1,060,883
|
|
pay 86.3% less for childcare
Locarno
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,656.43
CHF1,515.43
|
$226.70
₫5,745,902
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$10,132.35
₫256,807,933
|
|
pay 74.7% less for entertainment and sports
Locarno
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.63
CHF6.06
|
$0.94
₫23,725
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.42
CHF4.04
|
$1.86
₫47,188
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.39
CHF8.59
|
$1.29
₫32,646
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.02
CHF63.14
|
$24.96
₫632,710
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.77
CHF17.17
|
$3.86
₫97,818
|
|
pay 37.5% less for clothing
Locarno
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$117.79
CHF107.76
|
$33.66
₫853,178
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.13
CHF30.31
|
$29.49
₫747,449
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.11
CHF104.40
|
$90.06
₫2,282,537
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$198.77
CHF181.85
|
$106.00
₫2,686,561
|
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