Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 12.9% more expensive than South Africa.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of South Africa, you would:
pay 30.5% less for restaurants
South Africa
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
R145.40
|
$1.96
₫49,746
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.92
R73.68
|
$4.91
₫124,447
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
R16.33
|
$0.59
₫15,050
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
R12.23
|
$0.38
₫9,742
|
|
pay 34.1% more for groceries
South Africa
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
R15.37
|
$1.11
₫28,019
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.09
R58.11
|
$6.92
₫175,441
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.51
R65.93
|
$5.46
₫138,375
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.71
R32.19
|
$1.62
₫40,984
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
R34.70
|
$1.78
₫45,154
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
R11.48
|
$1.40
₫35,424
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
R10.69
|
$0.52
₫13,191
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
R11.11
|
$0.78
₫19,698
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
R10.99
|
$0.49
₫12,528
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
R8.76
|
$0.55
₫14,053
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
R8.73
|
$0.54
₫13,666
|
|
pay 2.6% more for transportation
South Africa
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
R87.31
|
$4.05
₫102,672
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.67
R763.80
|
$8.00
₫202,684
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,011.69
R338,261.67
|
$40,523.11
₫1,027,071,957
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.53
R141.48
|
$5.93
₫150,418
|
|
pay 37.6% less for housing
South Africa
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
R902.51
|
$10.02
₫253,893
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.02
R6,404.47
|
$364.76
₫9,245,070
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$317.79
R5,968.15
|
$221.46
₫5,612,931
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.15
R1,505.22
|
$41.86
₫1,060,883
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
South Africa
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$157.19
R2,951.99
|
$226.70
₫5,745,902
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,082.89
R57,897.01
|
$10,132.35
₫256,807,933
|
|
pay 26.1% less for entertainment and sports
South Africa
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.70
R31.85
|
$0.94
₫23,725
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
R31.44
|
$1.86
₫47,188
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.56
R48.14
|
$1.29
₫32,646
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.74
R577.25
|
$24.96
₫632,710
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.40
R101.36
|
$3.86
₫97,818
|
|
pay 11.6% more for clothing
South Africa
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.19
R811.06
|
$33.66
₫853,178
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.96
R506.25
|
$29.49
₫747,449
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.72
R1,515.86
|
$90.06
₫2,282,537
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.81
R1,348.60
|
$106.00
₫2,686,561
|
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