Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 27.0% cheaper than Portugal.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 60.1% less for restaurants
Portugal
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.57
€8.94
|
$1.96
₫49,745
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
€6.86
|
$4.91
₫124,446
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
€1.44
|
$0.59
₫15,050
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$0.38
₫9,742
|
|
pay 7.5% more for groceries
Portugal
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
$1.11
₫28,019
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
€4.12
|
$6.92
₫175,439
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.12
€2.92
|
$5.46
₫138,373
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.16
|
$1.62
₫40,984
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
€2.59
|
$1.78
₫45,153
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$1.40
₫35,423
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.52
₫13,190
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$0.78
₫19,697
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$0.49
₫12,527
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.55
₫14,052
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.54
₫13,666
|
|
pay 32.9% less for transportation
Portugal
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
€7.34
|
$4.05
₫102,671
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.99
€36.42
|
$8.00
₫202,681
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,824.46
€26,925.10
|
$40,523.11
₫1,027,058,167
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.59
€9.89
|
$5.93
₫150,416
|
|
pay 59.0% less for housing
Portugal
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.30
€36.71
|
$10.02
₫253,889
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$706.14
€659.61
|
$364.76
₫9,244,946
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$551.18
€514.86
|
$221.46
₫5,612,856
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.45
€83.55
|
$41.86
₫1,060,869
|
|
pay 4.3% less for childcare
Portugal
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.18
€329.91
|
$226.70
₫5,745,824
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,965.43
€7,440.56
|
$10,132.35
₫256,804,485
|
|
pay 38.5% less for entertainment and sports
Portugal
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
€1.94
|
$0.94
₫23,725
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.43
|
$1.86
₫47,187
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
€5.19
|
$1.29
₫32,645
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.08
€35.57
|
$24.96
₫632,702
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.48
€6.99
|
$3.86
₫97,816
|
|
pay 1.9% less for clothing
Portugal
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.28
€71.25
|
$33.66
₫853,166
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.29
€31.09
|
$29.49
₫747,439
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.03
€64.49
|
$90.06
₫2,282,507
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.02
€76.62
|
$106.00
₫2,686,525
|
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