Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 14.2% cheaper than Amman.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Amman, you would:
pay 23.1% less for restaurants
Amman
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$1.96
₫49,885
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$4.91
₫124,795
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
JOD0.380
|
$0.59
₫15,092
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
JOD0.280
|
$0.38
₫9,770
|
|
pay 26.7% more for groceries
Amman
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
JOD0.380
|
$1.11
₫28,098
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.69
JOD2.620
|
$6.92
₫175,932
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.72
JOD4.050
|
$5.46
₫138,762
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
JOD1.440
|
$1.62
₫41,099
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
JOD1.880
|
$1.78
₫45,280
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
JOD0.650
|
$1.40
₫35,523
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
JOD0.570
|
$0.52
₫13,227
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
JOD0.470
|
$0.78
₫19,753
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
JOD0.250
|
$0.49
₫12,563
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
JOD0.310
|
$0.55
₫14,092
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
JOD0.250
|
$0.54
₫13,704
|
|
pay 29.4% less for transportation
Amman
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
JOD3.730
|
$4.05
₫102,959
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$56.39
JOD39.960
|
$8.00
₫203,250
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,421.76
JOD22,977.300
|
$40,523.11
₫1,029,943,428
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.95
JOD6.340
|
$5.93
₫150,839
|
|
pay 28.5% less for housing
Amman
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.63
JOD25.960
|
$10.02
₫254,603
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$348.46
JOD246.950
|
$364.76
₫9,270,917
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$264.96
JOD187.780
|
$221.46
₫5,628,623
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.50
JOD42.170
|
$41.86
₫1,063,849
|
|
pay 42.3% more for childcare
Amman
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$201.81
JOD143.020
|
$226.70
₫5,761,966
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,880.81
JOD4,167.730
|
$10,132.35
₫257,525,912
|
|
pay 66.0% less for entertainment and sports
Amman
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$0.94
₫23,791
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.12
JOD2.920
|
$1.86
₫47,320
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.52
JOD2.500
|
$1.29
₫32,737
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.42
JOD43.530
|
$24.96
₫634,479
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.28
JOD7.990
|
$3.86
₫98,091
|
|
pay 21.6% less for clothing
Amman
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.16
JOD39.800
|
$33.66
₫855,563
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.00
JOD43.940
|
$29.49
₫749,539
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.73
JOD74.220
|
$90.06
₫2,288,919
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.25
JOD62.550
|
$106.00
₫2,694,072
|
|
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