Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 23.9% more expensive than Namibia.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Namibia, you would:
pay 22.1% less for restaurants
Namibia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.29
NAD117.97
|
$1.96
₫49,745
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.42
NAD64.11
|
$4.91
₫124,446
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
NAD13.96
|
$0.59
₫15,050
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NAD12.68
|
$0.38
₫9,742
|
|
pay 28.2% more for groceries
Namibia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
NAD13.44
|
$1.11
₫28,019
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.91
NAD54.54
|
$6.92
₫175,439
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.29
NAD80.41
|
$5.46
₫138,373
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
NAD39.09
|
$1.62
₫40,984
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
NAD39.38
|
$1.78
₫45,153
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
NAD16.44
|
$1.40
₫35,423
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
NAD12.46
|
$0.52
₫13,190
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
NAD11.82
|
$0.78
₫19,697
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
NAD12.10
|
$0.49
₫12,527
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
NAD8.16
|
$0.55
₫14,052
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
NAD6.20
|
$0.54
₫13,666
|
|
pay 46.5% more for transportation
Namibia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.35
NAD81.52
|
$4.05
₫102,671
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.59
NAD404.85
|
$8.00
₫202,681
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,940.92
NAD205,163.67
|
$40,523.11
₫1,027,058,167
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.95
NAD130.28
|
$5.93
₫150,416
|
|
pay 33.7% less for housing
Namibia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.79
NAD1,046.23
|
$10.02
₫253,889
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.78
NAD6,952.77
|
$364.76
₫9,244,946
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$297.91
NAD5,586.31
|
$221.46
₫5,612,856
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.17
NAD1,053.32
|
$41.86
₫1,060,869
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Namibia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.64
NAD2,243.46
|
$226.70
₫5,745,824
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,165.39
NAD59,357.27
|
$10,132.35
₫256,804,485
|
|
pay 19.9% less for entertainment and sports
Namibia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
NAD24.36
|
$0.94
₫23,725
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.43
NAD26.80
|
$1.86
₫47,187
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
NAD46.67
|
$1.29
₫32,645
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.18
NAD734.74
|
$24.96
₫632,702
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.65
NAD87.19
|
$3.86
₫97,816
|
|
pay 13.7% more for clothing
Namibia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.34
NAD756.54
|
$33.66
₫853,166
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.84
NAD484.57
|
$29.49
₫747,439
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.25
NAD1,936.23
|
$90.06
₫2,282,507
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.40
NAD1,170.06
|
$106.00
₫2,686,525
|
|
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