Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 36.5% cheaper than Antigua and Barbuda.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Antigua and Barbuda, you would:
pay 68.4% less for restaurants
Antigua and Barbuda
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.03
EC$32.50
|
$1.96
₫48,618
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$4.91
₫121,627
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
EC$7.50
|
$0.59
₫14,709
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$0.38
₫9,522
|
|
pay 40.2% less for groceries
Antigua and Barbuda
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.97
EC$5.33
|
$1.11
₫27,384
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$6.92
₫171,465
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.00
EC$18.93
|
$5.46
₫135,239
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
$1.62
₫40,055
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.85
EC$7.71
|
$1.78
₫44,130
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$1.40
₫34,621
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
EC$2.49
|
$0.52
₫12,892
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.52
EC$6.80
|
$0.78
₫19,251
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
EC$5.67
|
$0.49
₫12,244
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
EC$4.54
|
$0.55
₫13,734
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$0.54
₫13,357
|
|
pay 5.8% less for transportation
Antigua and Barbuda
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.30
EC$11.62
|
$4.05
₫100,345
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$8.00
₫198,090
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$40,523.11
₫1,003,792,613
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.93
₫147,009
|
|
pay 71.9% less for housing
Antigua and Barbuda
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
$10.02
₫248,138
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$999.06
EC$2,700.00
|
$364.76
₫9,035,524
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$740.04
EC$2,000.00
|
$221.46
₫5,485,710
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$149.02
EC$402.75
|
$41.86
₫1,036,837
|
|
pay 29.0% more for childcare
Antigua and Barbuda
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$175.76
EC$475.00
|
$226.70
₫5,615,666
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$10,132.35
₫250,987,191
|
|
pay 61.4% less for entertainment and sports
Antigua and Barbuda
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
$0.94
₫23,187
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.37
EC$14.50
|
$1.86
₫46,119
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$1.29
₫31,906
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
$24.96
₫618,370
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$3.86
₫95,600
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Antigua and Barbuda
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$33.66
₫833,840
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$29.49
₫730,508
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$90.06
₫2,230,802
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$106.00
₫2,625,668
|
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