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Vietnam vs. Antigua and Barbuda Cost of Living Summary

Vietnam is 36.3% more expensive than Antigua and Barbuda overall.

Restaurants: pay 73.5% less in Vietnam
Groceries: pay 56.7% less in Vietnam
Transportation: pay 32.5% less in Vietnam
Housing: pay 70.6% less in Vietnam
Childcare: pay 6.6 times more in Vietnam
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.2% less in Vietnam
Clothing: pay 19.2% less in Vietnam

Expenses including restaurants, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, transportation, and clothing are lower in Vietnam. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Vietnam.

Vietnam vs. Antigua and Barbuda Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vietnam instead of Antigua and Barbuda, you would:

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pay 73.5% less for restaurants

	Antigua and Barbuda	Vietnam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.88 EC$37.50	$1.88 ₫49,592	-86.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.10 EC$30.00	$4.13 ₫109K	-62.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.07 EC$5.60	$0.53 ₫13,932	-74.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 EC$2.58	$0.29 ₫7,502	-70.2%
Average			-73.5%

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pay 56.7% less for groceries

	Antigua and Barbuda	Vietnam
Bread 1 loaf	$2.78 EC$7.50	$0.86 ₫22,618	-69.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.07 EC$11.00	$5.32 ₫140K	+30.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.40 EC$22.71	$5.20 ₫137K	-38.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.37 EC$14.50	$1.45 ₫38,087	-73.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.69 EC$9.98	$1.56 ₫40,961	-57.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.96 EC$8.00	$1.18 ₫31,158	-60.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$0.47 ₫12,394	-57.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$0.58 ₫15,138	-84.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$0.49 ₫12,915	-86.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$0.46 ₫12,221	-64.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$0.47 ₫12,275	-64.0%
Average			-56.7%

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pay 32.5% less for transportation

	Antigua and Barbuda	Vietnam
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.29 EC$17.00	$3.19 ₫83,979	-49.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$6.64 ₫175K
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,681.34 EC$64,000.00	$33,225.24 ₫874M	+40.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$51.53 EC$139.27	$5.90 ₫155K	-88.5%
Average			-32.5%

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pay 70.6% less for housing

	Antigua and Barbuda	Vietnam
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.58 EC$209.67	$8.68 ₫228K	-88.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,048.39 EC$2,833.33	$310.38 ₫8M	-70.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$678.37 EC$1,833.33	$223.57 ₫6M	-67.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$99.04 EC$267.65	$43.27 ₫1M	-56.3%
Average			-70.6%

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pay 6.6 times more for childcare

	Antigua and Barbuda	Vietnam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$199.23 ₫5M
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,850.10 EC$5,000.00	$12,262.04 ₫323M	+562.8%
Average			+562.8%

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pay 56.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Antigua and Barbuda	Vietnam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$0.93 ₫24,496	-49.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.95 EC$10.67	$1.60 ₫42,052	-59.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$1.28 ₫33,636
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.67 EC$166.67	$20.38 ₫536K	-67.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.20 EC$16.75	$3.19 ₫84,041	-48.5%
Average			-56.2%

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pay 19.2% less for clothing

	Antigua and Barbuda	Vietnam
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.00 EC$135.13	$31.66 ₫833K	-36.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$21.29 ₫560K
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	$72.72 ₫2M	-1.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$77.26 ₫2M
Average			-19.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2026

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