Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 2.4 times more expensive than Tirunelveli.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Tirunelveli, you would:
pay 83.6% more for restaurants
Tirunelveli
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.22
₹102.08
|
$1.96
₫49,967
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.97
₹331.78
|
$4.91
₫125,002
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₹36.58
|
$0.59
₫15,117
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
₹10.21
|
$0.38
₫9,786
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Tirunelveli
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.37
₹30.97
|
$1.11
₫28,144
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.27
₹189.29
|
$6.92
₫176,223
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.12
₹177.29
|
$5.46
₫138,992
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.74
₹61.97
|
$1.62
₫41,167
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.17
₹98.14
|
$1.78
₫45,355
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
₹72.69
|
$1.40
₫35,582
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.27
₹22.68
|
$0.52
₫13,249
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
₹42.69
|
$0.78
₫19,785
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.46
|
$0.49
₫12,583
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.55
|
$0.55
₫14,115
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₹16.15
|
$0.54
₫13,727
|
|
pay 54.9% more for transportation
Tirunelveli
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
₹382.58
|
$4.05
₫103,129
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.70
₹643.54
|
$8.00
₫203,586
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,273.61
₹1,276,059.10
|
$40,523.11
₫1,031,647,414
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
₹306.25
|
$5.93
₫151,088
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Tirunelveli
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.26
₹606.54
|
$10.02
₫255,024
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$109.86
₹9,178.02
|
$364.76
₫9,286,256
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$83.58
₹6,983.21
|
$221.46
₫5,637,936
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.16
₹2,101.96
|
$41.86
₫1,065,609
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for childcare
Tirunelveli
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.55
₹6,228.78
|
$226.70
₫5,771,499
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,156.63
₹96,632.32
|
$10,132.35
₫257,951,975
|
|
pay 26.4% more for entertainment and sports
Tirunelveli
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.59
₹132.71
|
$0.94
₫23,831
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.22
₹102.08
|
$1.86
₫47,398
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.40
₹367.51
|
$1.29
₫32,791
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$10.69
₹893.24
|
$24.96
₫635,529
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.44
₹204.17
|
$3.86
₫98,253
|
|
pay 89.0% more for clothing
Tirunelveli
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.33
₹2,450.03
|
$33.66
₫856,979
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.36
₹1,701.41
|
$29.49
₫750,779
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$38.69
₹3,232.68
|
$90.06
₫2,292,706
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.20
₹3,358.52
|
$106.00
₫2,698,529
|
|
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