Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 6.9% more expensive than Ajman.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Ajman, you would:
pay 6.5% less for restaurants
Ajman
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.13
AED11.50
|
$1.96
₫49,967
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.81
AED25.00
|
$4.91
₫125,002
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
AED2.08
|
$0.59
₫15,117
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
AED1.05
|
$0.38
₫9,786
|
|
pay 16.5% more for groceries
Ajman
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
AED3.85
|
$1.11
₫28,144
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.29
AED12.08
|
$6.92
₫176,223
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.07
AED22.28
|
$5.46
₫138,992
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.12
AED7.78
|
$1.62
₫41,167
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.39
AED8.79
|
$1.78
₫45,355
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
AED3.34
|
$1.40
₫35,582
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
AED2.47
|
$0.52
₫13,249
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.69
AED2.52
|
$0.78
₫19,785
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
AED2.11
|
$0.49
₫12,583
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
AED1.44
|
$0.55
₫14,115
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
AED1.30
|
$0.54
₫13,727
|
|
pay 25.2% more for transportation
Ajman
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.26
AED11.97
|
$4.05
₫103,129
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.76
AED135.01
|
$8.00
₫203,586
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,614.35
AED50,005.51
|
$40,523.11
₫1,031,647,414
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.42
AED38.26
|
$5.93
₫151,088
|
|
pay 42.1% less for housing
Ajman
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.54
AED189.31
|
$10.02
₫255,024
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$455.51
AED1,673.10
|
$364.76
₫9,286,256
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$284.23
AED1,043.96
|
$221.46
₫5,637,936
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.21
AED283.60
|
$41.86
₫1,065,609
|
|
pay 93.1% more for childcare
Ajman
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$285.22
AED1,047.62
|
$226.70
₫5,771,499
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,303.75
AED12,134.67
|
$10,132.35
₫257,951,975
|
|
pay 55.3% less for entertainment and sports
Ajman
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.85
AED32.50
|
$0.94
₫23,831
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
AED9.63
|
$1.86
₫47,398
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.99
AED22.00
|
$1.29
₫32,791
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.19
AED125.57
|
$24.96
₫635,529
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
AED30.00
|
$3.86
₫98,253
|
|
pay 17.5% more for clothing
Ajman
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.03
AED143.35
|
$33.66
₫856,979
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
AED136.68
|
$29.49
₫750,779
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.89
AED256.69
|
$90.06
₫2,292,706
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.29
AED221.45
|
$106.00
₫2,698,529
|
|
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