Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 30.5% cheaper than Spain.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Spain, you would:
pay 67.2% less for restaurants
Spain
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.45
€11.64
|
$1.96
₫49,746
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
€7.92
|
$4.91
₫124,447
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.86
|
$0.59
₫15,050
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
€1.31
|
$0.38
₫9,742
|
|
pay 4.7% less for groceries
Spain
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
$1.11
₫28,019
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.36
|
$6.92
₫175,441
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.55
€3.32
|
$5.46
₫138,375
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
€2.20
|
$1.62
₫40,984
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
€2.91
|
$1.78
₫45,154
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$1.40
₫35,424
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
$0.52
₫13,191
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$0.78
₫19,698
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.49
₫12,528
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.59
|
$0.55
₫14,053
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.54
₫13,666
|
|
pay 27.7% less for transportation
Spain
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
€6.24
|
$4.05
₫102,672
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.84
€37.25
|
$8.00
₫202,684
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,357.72
€22,771.67
|
$40,523.11
₫1,027,071,957
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.14
€13.22
|
$5.93
₫150,418
|
|
pay 61.2% less for housing
Spain
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.62
€37.98
|
$10.02
₫253,893
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$697.48
€652.06
|
$364.76
₫9,245,070
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$570.67
€533.51
|
$221.46
₫5,612,931
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.79
€99.84
|
$41.86
₫1,060,883
|
|
pay 1.9% more for childcare
Spain
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.46
€320.16
|
$226.70
₫5,745,902
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,368.05
€6,888.28
|
$10,132.35
₫256,807,933
|
|
pay 47.5% less for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.66
€2.49
|
$0.94
₫23,725
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.73
|
$1.86
₫47,188
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
€5.19
|
$1.29
₫32,646
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.33
€40.51
|
$24.96
₫632,710
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
€7.87
|
$3.86
₫97,818
|
|
pay 7.0% less for clothing
Spain
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.58
€68.79
|
$33.66
₫853,178
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.02
€30.87
|
$29.49
₫747,449
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.35
€69.51
|
$90.06
₫2,282,537
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.35
€85.40
|
$106.00
₫2,686,561
|
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