Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 49.4% cheaper than Valletta.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Valletta, you would:
pay 73.2% less for restaurants
|
Valletta
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.59
€16.45
|
$1.96
₫49,746
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.25
|
$4.91
₫124,447
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.20
|
$0.59
₫15,050
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
€1.70
|
$0.38
₫9,742
|
|
pay 32.1% less for groceries
|
Valletta
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.74
€1.62
|
$1.11
₫28,019
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
€6.00
|
$6.92
₫175,441
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
€3.77
|
$5.46
₫138,375
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.10
€2.90
|
$1.62
₫40,984
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
€4.20
|
$1.78
₫45,154
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.17
|
$1.40
₫35,424
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.52
₫13,191
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.02
|
$0.78
₫19,698
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.72
|
$0.49
₫12,528
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.16
|
$0.55
₫14,053
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.40
|
$0.54
₫13,666
|
|
pay 15.3% less for transportation
|
Valletta
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
€5.29
|
$4.05
₫102,672
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.59
€26.72
|
$8.00
₫202,684
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,690.64
€17,473.60
|
$40,523.11
₫1,027,071,957
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.39
€24.67
|
$5.93
₫150,418
|
|
pay 72.2% less for housing
|
Valletta
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.54
€48.18
|
$10.02
₫253,893
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,026.15
€959.34
|
$364.76
₫9,245,070
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$907.05
€847.98
|
$221.46
₫5,612,931
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.11
€123.51
|
$41.86
₫1,060,883
|
|
pay 34.8% less for childcare
|
Valletta
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$677.26
€633.16
|
$226.70
₫5,745,902
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,444.77
€9,764.66
|
$10,132.35
₫256,807,933
|
|
pay 69.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Valletta
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.11
|
$0.94
₫23,725
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.14
€2.94
|
$1.86
₫47,188
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.05
€5.65
|
$1.29
₫32,646
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.88
€85.90
|
$24.96
₫632,710
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.49
€15.42
|
$3.86
₫97,818
|
|
pay 48.8% less for clothing
|
Valletta
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$129.19
€120.77
|
$33.66
₫853,178
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$71.46
€66.81
|
$29.49
₫747,449
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.31
€114.35
|
$90.06
₫2,282,537
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$166.29
€155.46
|
$106.00
₫2,686,561
|
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