Cost of living comparison
Colombia is 44.4% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Colombia instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 84.2% more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
₫46,730
|
$4.62
COP17,585.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
₫110,218
|
$6.70
COP25,517.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
₫13,951
|
$0.81
COP3,067.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
₫8,775
|
$0.63
COP2,409.04
|
|
pay 8.4% more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
₫22,483
|
$1.38
COP5,260.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₫153,101
|
$2.35
COP8,964.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.38
₫136,997
|
$4.16
COP15,830.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.49
₫37,937
|
$2.15
COP8,193.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
₫38,607
|
$2.31
COP8,798.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
₫32,184
|
$1.13
COP4,296.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,194
|
$0.46
COP1,760.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
₫16,138
|
$0.57
COP2,172.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₫10,614
|
$0.54
COP2,051.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,564
|
$0.54
COP2,058.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,521
|
$0.49
COP1,871.69
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫88,533
|
$3.34
COP12,702.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.87
₫174,729
|
$35.05
COP133,426.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,303.88
₫872,983,372
|
$19,262.76
COP73,336,549.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.70
₫145,005
|
$15.84
COP60,314.27
|
|
pay 59.4% more for housing
Vietnam
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.95
₫227,890
|
$24.33
COP92,641.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.25
₫7,742,624
|
$281.86
COP1,073,106.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.52
₫5,357,494
|
$220.38
COP839,016.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.00
₫1,094,377
|
$72.51
COP276,069.19
|
|
pay 37.5% less for childcare
Vietnam
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.34
₫5,403,663
|
$184.82
COP703,643.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,971.85
₫304,665,921
|
$4,560.16
COP17,361,306.26
|
|
pay 27.1% more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
₫22,685
|
$1.16
COP4,428.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
₫39,791
|
$1.50
COP5,720.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.19
₫30,171
|
$2.30
COP8,768.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.79
₫580,032
|
$23.55
COP89,669.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.60
₫91,568
|
$4.00
COP15,238.29
|
|
pay 34.3% more for clothing
Vietnam
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
₫731,005
|
$55.27
COP210,417.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.06
₫586,900
|
$38.92
COP148,182.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.55
₫2,075,298
|
$80.53
COP306,606.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.83
₫2,337,046
|
$70.84
COP269,705.35
|
|
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