Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 30.1% cheaper than Alicante.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Alicante, you would:
pay 66.5% less for restaurants
Alicante
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.32
|
$1.96
₫49,745
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.07
€8.47
|
$4.91
₫124,446
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.76
|
$0.59
₫15,050
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$0.38
₫9,742
|
|
pay 1.1% less for groceries
Alicante
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
€1.34
|
$1.11
₫28,019
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.95
€5.56
|
$6.92
₫175,439
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
€3.55
|
$5.46
₫138,373
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.40
€2.24
|
$1.62
₫40,984
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
€3.34
|
$1.78
₫45,153
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.75
|
$1.40
₫35,423
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.73
|
$0.52
₫13,190
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.51
|
$0.78
₫19,697
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.86
|
$0.49
₫12,527
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.60
|
$0.55
₫14,052
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.47
|
$0.54
₫13,666
|
|
pay 34.6% less for transportation
Alicante
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.95
€6.49
|
$4.05
₫102,671
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.48
€35.95
|
$8.00
₫202,681
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,310.83
€26,445.31
|
$40,523.11
₫1,027,058,167
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.13
€14.13
|
$5.93
₫150,416
|
|
pay 62.1% less for housing
Alicante
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.14
€33.76
|
$10.02
₫253,889
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$702.27
€656.00
|
$364.76
₫9,244,946
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$613.86
€573.41
|
$221.46
₫5,612,856
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$116.61
€108.93
|
$41.86
₫1,060,869
|
|
pay 9.7% more for childcare
Alicante
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$307.85
€287.56
|
$226.70
₫5,745,824
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,951.82
€6,493.74
|
$10,132.35
₫256,804,485
|
|
pay 50.8% less for entertainment and sports
Alicante
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.30
€3.08
|
$0.94
₫23,725
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.02
€1.88
|
$1.86
₫47,187
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.58
€5.21
|
$1.29
₫32,645
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.72
€39.91
|
$24.96
₫632,702
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.22
|
$3.86
₫97,816
|
|
pay 5.2% less for clothing
Alicante
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.45
€72.35
|
$33.66
₫853,166
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.53
€31.32
|
$29.49
₫747,439
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.59
€70.61
|
$90.06
₫2,282,507
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.46
€77.03
|
$106.00
₫2,686,525
|
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