Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 2.2% more expensive than Argentina.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Argentina, you would:
pay 52.6% less for restaurants
|
Argentina
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.30
ARS6,946.94
|
$1.84
₫45,677
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.48
ARS5,214.96
|
$4.33
₫107,734
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
ARS1,102.73
|
$0.55
₫13,637
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
ARS859.98
|
$0.34
₫8,577
|
|
pay 14.0% more for groceries
|
Argentina
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
ARS1,221.24
|
$0.88
₫21,976
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.38
ARS3,214.63
|
$6.02
₫149,651
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
ARS3,313.82
|
$5.38
₫133,910
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
ARS1,488.97
|
$1.49
₫37,082
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.03
ARS1,932.50
|
$1.52
₫37,737
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
ARS735.90
|
$1.26
₫31,458
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
ARS660.17
|
$0.44
₫10,942
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
ARS524.11
|
$0.63
₫15,774
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
ARS617.79
|
$0.42
₫10,375
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
ARS339.93
|
$0.49
₫12,281
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
ARS339.78
|
$0.49
₫12,239
|
|
pay 13.7% less for transportation
|
Argentina
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
ARS3,313.69
|
$3.48
₫86,538
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$18.58
ARS17,680.15
|
$6.87
₫170,791
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,409.10
ARS23,228,565.35
|
$34,303.88
₫853,309,041
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.41
ARS8,003.39
|
$5.70
₫141,737
|
|
pay 1.2% less for housing
|
Argentina
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.92
ARS18,000.62
|
$8.95
₫222,754
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.53
ARS242,217.50
|
$304.25
₫7,568,129
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$191.20
ARS181,957.18
|
$210.52
₫5,236,752
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.37
ARS34,615.37
|
$43.00
₫1,069,713
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Argentina
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.96
ARS137,949.19
|
$212.34
₫5,281,881
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,988.68
ARS3,795,764.72
|
$11,971.85
₫297,799,699
|
|
pay 21.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Argentina
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
ARS1,706.90
|
$0.89
₫22,174
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
ARS1,756.42
|
$1.56
₫38,895
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
ARS1,827.46
|
$1.19
₫29,491
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.65
ARS18,699.35
|
$22.79
₫566,960
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.34
ARS4,132.23
|
$3.60
₫89,504
|
|
pay 33.4% less for clothing
|
Argentina
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.90
ARS57,007.47
|
$28.72
₫714,530
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.50
ARS51,864.02
|
$23.06
₫573,673
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.78
ARS101,613.42
|
$81.55
₫2,028,527
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.91
ARS87,467.38
|
$91.83
₫2,284,377
|
|
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