Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 10.5% more expensive than Argentina.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Argentina, you would:
pay 43.5% less for restaurants
|
Argentina
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.95
$6,050.35
|
$1.96
₫49,942
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
$4,276.20
|
$4.91
₫124,938
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
$1,023.67
|
$0.59
₫15,110
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
$707.95
|
$0.38
₫9,781
|
|
pay 40.0% more for groceries
|
Argentina
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
$1,007.97
|
$1.11
₫28,130
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.30
$2,871.07
|
$6.92
₫176,133
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.02
$2,625.95
|
$5.46
₫138,921
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.48
$1,287.60
|
$1.62
₫41,146
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.86
$1,620.53
|
$1.78
₫45,332
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.70
$611.98
|
$1.40
₫35,563
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
$528.95
|
$0.52
₫13,243
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
$415.28
|
$0.78
₫19,775
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
$534.15
|
$0.49
₫12,577
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
$273.38
|
$0.55
₫14,108
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
$323.42
|
$0.54
₫13,720
|
|
pay 1.1% less for transportation
|
Argentina
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
$2,965.66
|
$4.05
₫103,077
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.26
$16,758.80
|
$8.00
₫203,483
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,101.65
$20,971,003.56
|
$40,523.11
₫1,031,122,403
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.86
$7,705.07
|
$5.93
₫151,011
|
|
pay 7.8% more for housing
|
Argentina
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.98
$19,121.48
|
$10.02
₫254,894
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$237.02
$206,232.00
|
$364.76
₫9,281,530
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$180.77
$157,289.86
|
$221.46
₫5,635,066
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.32
$33,339.09
|
$41.86
₫1,065,067
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
|
Argentina
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$116.37
$101,252.45
|
$226.70
₫5,768,562
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.21
$4,138,407.35
|
$10,132.35
₫257,820,702
|
|
pay 12.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Argentina
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
$1,566.05
|
$0.94
₫23,818
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
$1,421.41
|
$1.86
₫47,374
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
$1,662.84
|
$1.29
₫32,774
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.57
$19,638.77
|
$24.96
₫635,206
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.09
$3,557.98
|
$3.86
₫98,203
|
|
pay 21.0% less for clothing
|
Argentina
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.01
$51,347.64
|
$33.66
₫856,543
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.10
$43,592.41
|
$29.49
₫750,397
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.10
$97,536.15
|
$90.06
₫2,291,539
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.63
$77,113.99
|
$106.00
₫2,697,156
|
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