Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 14.7% more expensive than Argentina.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Argentina, you would:
pay 44.1% less for restaurants
|
Argentina
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
$112.87
|
$2.06
₫46,802
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.13
$86.85
|
$4.84
₫109,800
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
$18.64
|
$0.58
₫13,202
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
$14.63
|
$0.39
₫8,843
|
|
pay 39.2% more for groceries
|
Argentina
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.08
$18.39
|
$0.90
₫20,407
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.14
$53.29
|
$7.20
₫163,492
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.90
$49.09
|
$5.41
₫122,923
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.44
$24.34
|
$1.42
₫32,341
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
$28.70
|
$1.65
₫37,550
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
$11.42
|
$1.25
₫28,335
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
$9.94
|
$0.50
₫11,297
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
$7.32
|
$0.72
₫16,458
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
$10.46
|
$0.43
₫9,769
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
$5.11
|
$0.55
₫12,514
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
$5.49
|
$0.47
₫10,718
|
|
pay 2.7% more for transportation
|
Argentina
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.31
$56.14
|
$4.22
₫95,720
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.25
$258.44
|
$7.61
₫172,857
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,134.07
$409,000.04
|
$41,229.46
₫936,073,553
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.73
$148.01
|
$5.48
₫124,379
|
|
pay 25.9% more for housing
|
Argentina
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.32
$361.37
|
$10.34
₫234,818
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.62
$3,535.56
|
$370.83
₫8,419,258
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$152.10
$2,577.61
|
$231.89
₫5,264,842
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.07
$628.21
|
$46.24
₫1,049,838
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
|
Argentina
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.57
$1,958.52
|
$170.02
₫3,860,038
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,018.31
$68,098.39
|
$10,518.96
₫238,822,474
|
|
pay 10.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Argentina
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.54
$26.04
|
$0.90
₫20,546
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.47
$24.95
|
$1.83
₫41,442
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.98
$33.61
|
$1.33
₫30,289
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.13
$391.92
|
$23.21
₫526,952
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.90
$66.11
|
$3.82
₫86,671
|
|
pay 14.7% less for clothing
|
Argentina
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.22
$884.91
|
$36.93
₫838,372
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.09
$696.27
|
$35.21
₫799,394
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.94
$1,964.84
|
$92.94
₫2,110,185
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.61
$1,450.80
|
$89.47
₫2,031,217
|
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