Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 57.9% cheaper than Nassau.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Nassau, you would:
pay 72.4% less for restaurants
Nassau
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
BSD30.00
|
$1.96
₫49,885
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
BSD8.00
|
$4.91
₫124,795
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.47
BSD2.47
|
$0.59
₫15,092
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
BSD2.07
|
$0.38
₫9,770
|
|
pay 53.2% less for groceries
Nassau
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.21
BSD5.21
|
$1.11
₫28,098
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.03
BSD4.03
|
$6.92
₫175,932
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$20.81
BSD20.81
|
$5.46
₫138,762
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.11
BSD5.11
|
$1.62
₫41,099
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.54
BSD4.54
|
$1.78
₫45,280
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.28
BSD2.28
|
$1.40
₫35,523
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.21
BSD1.21
|
$0.52
₫13,227
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.94
BSD1.94
|
$0.78
₫19,753
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.07
BSD2.07
|
$0.49
₫12,563
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.28
BSD2.28
|
$0.55
₫14,092
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.65
BSD1.65
|
$0.54
₫13,704
|
|
pay 46.9% less for transportation
Nassau
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.23
BSD6.23
|
$4.05
₫102,959
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.00
BSD50.00
|
$8.00
₫203,250
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,500.00
BSD37,500.00
|
$40,523.11
₫1,029,943,428
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.43
BSD25.43
|
$5.93
₫150,839
|
|
pay 77.7% less for housing
Nassau
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.43
BSD93.43
|
$10.02
₫254,603
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$983.33
BSD983.33
|
$364.76
₫9,270,917
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,062.50
BSD1,062.50
|
$221.46
₫5,628,623
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$203.22
BSD203.22
|
$41.86
₫1,063,849
|
|
pay 42.9% less for childcare
Nassau
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$556.67
BSD556.67
|
$226.70
₫5,761,966
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,785.71
BSD13,785.71
|
$10,132.35
₫257,525,912
|
|
pay 77.2% less for entertainment and sports
Nassau
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.75
BSD3.75
|
$0.94
₫23,791
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.47
BSD5.47
|
$1.86
₫47,320
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.50
BSD10.50
|
$1.29
₫32,737
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$117.62
BSD117.62
|
$24.96
₫634,479
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
BSD18.00
|
$3.86
₫98,091
|
|
pay 34.9% less for clothing
Nassau
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.43
BSD66.43
|
$33.66
₫855,563
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$66.25
BSD66.25
|
$29.49
₫749,539
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.00
BSD117.00
|
$90.06
₫2,288,919
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.00
BSD120.00
|
$106.00
₫2,694,072
|
|
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