Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 39.2% cheaper than Uruguay.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 72.8% less for restaurants
Uruguay
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.85
UYU571.90
|
$1.96
₫49,967
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.53
UYU405.30
|
$4.91
₫125,002
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
UYU88.16
|
$0.59
₫15,117
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
UYU64.04
|
$0.38
₫9,786
|
|
pay 21.5% less for groceries
Uruguay
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
UYU78.26
|
$1.11
₫28,144
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.05
UYU194.59
|
$6.92
₫176,223
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
UYU155.69
|
$5.46
₫138,992
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
UYU120.80
|
$1.62
₫41,167
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
UYU189.87
|
$1.78
₫45,355
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
UYU41.68
|
$1.40
₫35,582
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
UYU53.50
|
$0.52
₫13,249
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
UYU28.26
|
$0.78
₫19,785
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
UYU46.04
|
$0.49
₫12,583
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
UYU30.83
|
$0.55
₫14,115
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
UYU31.19
|
$0.54
₫13,727
|
|
pay 45.0% less for transportation
Uruguay
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.10
UYU273.53
|
$4.05
₫103,129
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.05
UYU1,849.97
|
$8.00
₫203,586
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,679.53
UYU1,412,343.92
|
$40,523.11
₫1,031,647,414
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.61
UYU639.48
|
$5.93
₫151,088
|
|
pay 50.0% less for housing
Uruguay
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.95
UYU1,461.42
|
$10.02
₫255,024
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$510.80
UYU19,668.48
|
$364.76
₫9,286,256
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$384.82
UYU14,817.55
|
$221.46
₫5,637,936
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$93.98
UYU3,618.84
|
$41.86
₫1,065,609
|
|
pay 4.9% more for childcare
Uruguay
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$389.18
UYU14,985.43
|
$226.70
₫5,771,499
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,681.58
UYU257,274.11
|
$10,132.35
₫257,951,975
|
|
pay 61.7% less for entertainment and sports
Uruguay
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.62
UYU139.25
|
$0.94
₫23,831
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.84
UYU147.67
|
$1.86
₫47,398
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.82
UYU185.66
|
$1.29
₫32,791
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.95
UYU1,923.29
|
$24.96
₫635,529
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
UYU366.02
|
$3.86
₫98,253
|
|
pay 28.1% less for clothing
Uruguay
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.12
UYU3,547.23
|
$33.66
₫856,979
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.63
UYU1,603.03
|
$29.49
₫750,779
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.70
UYU4,147.12
|
$90.06
₫2,292,706
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.72
UYU4,224.60
|
$106.00
₫2,698,529
|
|
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