Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 42.9% cheaper than United Arab Emirates.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:
pay 54.0% less for restaurants
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.05
AED29.59
|
$1.84
₫46,730
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.09
AED29.72
|
$4.33
₫110,218
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
AED3.96
|
$0.55
₫13,951
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
AED2.23
|
$0.34
₫8,775
|
|
pay 17.9% less for groceries
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
AED4.72
|
$0.88
₫22,483
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.11
AED18.78
|
$6.02
₫153,101
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.79
AED24.93
|
$5.38
₫136,997
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
AED9.43
|
$1.49
₫37,937
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.46
AED12.71
|
$1.52
₫38,607
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
AED3.55
|
$1.26
₫32,184
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
AED2.76
|
$0.44
₫11,194
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
AED3.24
|
$0.63
₫16,138
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
AED2.08
|
$0.42
₫10,614
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
AED1.85
|
$0.49
₫12,564
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
AED1.75
|
$0.49
₫12,521
|
|
pay 34.6% less for transportation
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.18
AED11.70
|
$3.48
₫88,533
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$73.48
AED269.91
|
$6.87
₫174,729
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,136.59
AED151,094.69
|
$34,303.88
₫872,983,372
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.56
AED35.10
|
$5.70
₫145,005
|
|
pay 75.0% less for housing
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.87
AED370.51
|
$8.95
₫227,890
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,052.52
AED3,865.92
|
$304.25
₫7,742,624
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$822.84
AED3,022.29
|
$210.52
₫5,357,494
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$116.90
AED429.36
|
$43.00
₫1,094,377
|
|
pay 6.9% less for childcare
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$544.40
AED1,999.60
|
$212.34
₫5,403,663
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,131.09
AED29,865.51
|
$11,971.85
₫304,665,921
|
|
pay 75.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Vietnam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.77
AED35.89
|
$0.89
₫22,685
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.95
AED18.20
|
$1.56
₫39,791
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.27
AED23.04
|
$1.19
₫30,171
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.48
AED255.22
|
$22.79
₫580,032
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.92
AED43.79
|
$3.60
₫91,568
|
|
pay 36.4% less for clothing
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.20
AED228.47
|
$28.72
₫731,005
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.07
AED227.99
|
$23.06
₫586,900
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.99
AED337.89
|
$81.55
₫2,075,298
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.38
AED409.10
|
$91.83
₫2,337,046
|
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