Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 42.7% cheaper than Albacete.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Albacete, you would:
pay 74.0% less for restaurants
|
Albacete
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
€12.13
|
$1.84
₫46,742
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.32
€9.62
|
$4.33
₫110,246
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
€1.77
|
$0.55
₫13,955
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
€1.69
|
$0.34
₫8,777
|
|
pay 21.1% less for groceries
|
Albacete
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
€0.71
|
$0.88
₫22,488
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.67
€7.16
|
$6.02
₫153,140
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.18
€2.96
|
$5.38
₫137,032
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.56
|
$1.49
₫37,947
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
€2.60
|
$1.52
₫38,617
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$1.26
₫32,192
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.83
|
$0.44
₫11,197
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.90
|
$0.63
₫16,142
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.05
|
$0.42
₫10,617
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.68
|
$0.49
₫12,567
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.49
₫12,524
|
|
pay 43.1% less for transportation
|
Albacete
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.78
€6.33
|
$3.48
₫88,556
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.24
€15.16
|
$6.87
₫174,773
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,133.87
€33,714.81
|
$34,303.88
₫873,205,590
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.65
€13.67
|
$5.70
₫145,042
|
|
pay 69.2% less for housing
|
Albacete
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.64
€31.38
|
$8.95
₫227,948
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$304.25
₫7,744,595
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$210.52
₫5,358,857
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.32
€115.06
|
$43.00
₫1,094,656
|
|
pay 20.4% less for childcare
|
Albacete
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$543.23
€506.86
|
$212.34
₫5,405,038
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,978.95
€9,310.89
|
$11,971.85
₫304,743,474
|
|
pay 42.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Albacete
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
$0.89
₫22,691
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
€1.77
|
$1.56
₫39,802
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.41
€5.05
|
$1.19
₫30,179
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.65
€44.46
|
$22.79
₫580,180
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.04
€6.57
|
$3.60
₫91,591
|
|
pay 28.1% less for clothing
|
Albacete
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.95
€78.33
|
$28.72
₫731,191
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.93
€31.66
|
$23.06
₫587,049
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.19
€81.36
|
$81.55
₫2,075,826
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.93
€93.24
|
$91.83
₫2,337,641
|
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