Cost of living comparison
Georgetown is 2.4 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Georgetown instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
₫46,748
|
$9.56
GYD1,998.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
₫110,261
|
$8.60
GYD1,798.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
₫13,956
|
$1.20
GYD249.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
₫8,778
|
$0.67
GYD139.89
|
|
pay 82.3% more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
₫22,491
|
$1.69
GYD352.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₫153,160
|
$4.95
GYD1,034.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.38
₫137,049
|
$13.96
GYD2,919.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.49
₫37,952
|
$2.71
GYD567.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
₫38,622
|
$2.62
GYD547.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
₫32,196
|
$1.79
GYD374.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,198
|
$1.02
GYD213.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
₫16,144
|
$1.06
GYD222.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₫10,618
|
$1.14
GYD238.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,569
|
$0.61
GYD128.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,526
|
$0.88
GYD184.87
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫88,567
|
$3.98
GYD832.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.87
₫174,795
|
$28.68
GYD5,995.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,303.88
₫873,316,784
|
$15,775.33
GYD3,297,488.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.70
₫145,060
|
$29.16
GYD6,095.36
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Vietnam
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.95
₫227,977
|
$65.13
GYD13,614.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.25
₫7,745,581
|
$805.17
GYD168,303.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.52
₫5,359,540
|
$258.44
GYD54,021.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.00
₫1,094,795
|
$57.98
GYD12,120.25
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Vietnam
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.34
₫5,405,726
|
$917.10
GYD191,699.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,971.85
₫304,782,280
|
$20,269.40
GYD4,236,874.41
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
₫22,694
|
$2.27
GYD474.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
₫39,807
|
$4.37
GYD913.59
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.19
₫30,183
|
$2.20
GYD459.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.79
₫580,254
|
$35.51
GYD7,422.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.60
₫91,603
|
$6.21
GYD1,299.01
|
|
pay 14.8% more for clothing
Vietnam
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
₫731,284
|
$31.76
GYD6,637.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.06
₫587,124
|
$47.01
GYD9,825.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.55
₫2,076,090
|
$62.15
GYD12,990.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.83
₫2,337,939
|
$62.94
GYD13,156.64
|
|
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