Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 37.1% cheaper than The Valley.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of The Valley, you would:
pay 80.3% less for restaurants
The Valley
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.50
EC$44.59
|
$1.84
₫46,659
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
EC$27.03
|
$4.33
₫110,050
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.50
EC$9.46
|
$0.55
₫13,930
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.00
EC$10.81
|
$0.34
₫8,761
|
|
pay 53.5% less for groceries
The Valley
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.50
EC$9.47
|
$0.88
₫22,448
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.02
EC$29.79
|
$6.02
₫152,868
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
EC$17.84
|
$5.38
₫136,788
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$1.49
₫37,879
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.38
EC$19.93
|
$1.52
₫38,548
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.26
₫32,134
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
EC$2.50
|
$0.44
₫11,177
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.63
₫16,113
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$0.42
₫10,598
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.49
₫12,545
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.49
₫12,502
|
|
pay 35.1% less for transportation
The Valley
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.50
EC$17.57
|
$3.48
₫88,398
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$6.87
₫174,462
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,000.00
EC$121,614.75
|
$34,303.88
₫871,652,548
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.70
₫144,784
|
|
pay 74.8% less for housing
The Valley
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$77.50
EC$209.45
|
$8.95
₫227,542
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$800.00
EC$2,162.04
|
$304.25
₫7,730,821
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$800.00
EC$2,162.04
|
$210.52
₫5,349,326
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$172.06
EC$465.00
|
$43.00
₫1,092,709
|
|
pay 86.6% more for childcare
The Valley
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$150.00
EC$405.38
|
$212.34
₫5,395,425
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,168.00
EC$13,966.78
|
$11,971.85
₫304,201,472
|
|
pay 65.3% less for entertainment and sports
The Valley
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
EC$10.81
|
$0.89
₫22,650
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.00
EC$13.51
|
$1.56
₫39,731
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.19
₫30,125
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.00
EC$121.61
|
$22.79
₫579,148
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.60
₫91,428
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
The Valley
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$28.72
₫729,891
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$23.06
₫586,005
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$81.55
₫2,072,134
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$91.83
₫2,333,484
|
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