Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 2.2 times more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 16.8% less for restaurants
Somalia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
SOS2,280
|
$1.96
₫49,885
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
SOS2,850
|
$4.91
₫124,795
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS356
|
$0.59
₫15,092
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
SOS242
|
$0.38
₫9,770
|
|
pay 10.1% more for groceries
Somalia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
SOS663
|
$1.11
₫28,098
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.48
SOS1,413
|
$6.92
₫175,932
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
SOS3,034
|
$5.46
₫138,762
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
SOS1,292
|
$1.62
₫41,099
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,076
|
$1.78
₫45,280
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
SOS959
|
$1.40
₫35,523
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
SOS379
|
$0.52
₫13,227
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
SOS724
|
$0.78
₫19,753
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
SOS238
|
$0.49
₫12,563
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS273
|
$0.55
₫14,092
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS275
|
$0.54
₫13,704
|
|
pay 67.4% more for transportation
Somalia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SOS2,193
|
$4.05
₫102,959
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.50
SOS24,221
|
$8.00
₫203,250
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,375.00
SOS4,773,056
|
$40,523.11
₫1,029,943,428
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.60
SOS5,471
|
$5.93
₫150,839
|
|
pay 30.9% more for housing
Somalia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.00
SOS23,367
|
$10.02
₫254,603
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$197.57
SOS112,599
|
$364.76
₫9,270,917
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.54
SOS49,322
|
$221.46
₫5,628,623
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.50
SOS40,749
|
$41.86
₫1,063,849
|
|
pay 7.5 times more for childcare
Somalia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.88
SOS29,564
|
$226.70
₫5,761,966
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$950.00
SOS541,421
|
$10,132.35
₫257,525,912
|
|
pay 12.2% less for entertainment and sports
Somalia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
SOS4,559
|
$0.94
₫23,791
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.12
SOS638
|
$1.86
₫47,320
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
SOS1,097
|
$1.29
₫32,737
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.62
SOS14,604
|
$24.96
₫634,479
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SOS2,280
|
$3.86
₫98,091
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Somalia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.04
SOS10,282
|
$33.66
₫855,563
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.50
SOS11,683
|
$29.49
₫749,539
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.33
SOS12,158
|
$90.06
₫2,288,919
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.17
SOS29,161
|
$106.00
₫2,694,072
|
|
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