Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 11.7% more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Peru, you would:
pay 18.7% less for restaurants
Peru
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.98
PEN11.23
|
$1.96
₫49,746
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
PEN18.85
|
$4.91
₫124,447
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
PEN2.85
|
$0.59
₫15,050
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PEN1.75
|
$0.38
₫9,742
|
|
pay 44.4% more for groceries
Peru
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
PEN4.88
|
$1.11
₫28,019
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.56
PEN9.63
|
$6.92
₫175,441
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
PEN16.28
|
$5.46
₫138,375
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
PEN7.65
|
$1.62
₫40,984
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
PEN8.01
|
$1.78
₫45,154
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
PEN2.21
|
$1.40
₫35,424
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.57
|
$0.52
₫13,191
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.69
|
$0.78
₫19,698
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
$0.49
₫12,528
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.42
|
$0.55
₫14,053
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.46
|
$0.54
₫13,666
|
|
pay 6.8% less for transportation
Peru
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.30
PEN19.98
|
$4.05
₫102,672
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.55
PEN62.31
|
$8.00
₫202,684
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,417.59
PEN76,891.05
|
$40,523.11
₫1,027,071,957
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.94
PEN44.95
|
$5.93
₫150,418
|
|
pay 5.0% less for housing
Peru
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.53
PEN111.19
|
$10.02
₫253,893
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$277.70
PEN1,045.79
|
$364.76
₫9,245,070
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$204.62
PEN770.58
|
$221.46
₫5,612,931
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.33
PEN148.11
|
$41.86
₫1,060,883
|
|
pay 74.3% more for childcare
Peru
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.20
PEN610.84
|
$226.70
₫5,745,902
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,852.04
PEN18,272.40
|
$10,132.35
₫256,807,933
|
|
pay 37.0% less for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
PEN6.91
|
$0.94
₫23,725
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.60
PEN9.78
|
$1.86
₫47,188
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.57
PEN17.22
|
$1.29
₫32,646
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.17
PEN117.37
|
$24.96
₫632,710
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
PEN17.27
|
$3.86
₫97,818
|
|
pay 30.6% more for clothing
Peru
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
PEN151.03
|
$33.66
₫853,178
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.91
PEN86.28
|
$29.49
₫747,449
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.62
PEN254.63
|
$90.06
₫2,282,537
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.99
PEN225.91
|
$106.00
₫2,686,561
|
|
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