Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 42.6% cheaper than Aruba.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Aruba, you would:
pay 68.7% less for restaurants
Aruba
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.00
AWG19.80
|
$1.96
₫49,942
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
AWG16.65
|
$4.91
₫124,938
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
AWG3.52
|
$0.59
₫15,110
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
AWG2.90
|
$0.38
₫9,781
|
|
pay 47.8% less for groceries
Aruba
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
AWG4.58
|
$1.11
₫28,130
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.57
AWG11.83
|
$6.92
₫176,133
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.86
AWG14.16
|
$5.46
₫138,921
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.11
AWG7.39
|
$1.62
₫41,146
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.22
AWG7.60
|
$1.78
₫45,332
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
AWG4.28
|
$1.40
₫35,563
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.53
AWG2.76
|
$0.52
₫13,243
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
$0.78
₫19,775
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.72
AWG4.90
|
$0.49
₫12,577
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
$0.55
₫14,108
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
AWG1.71
|
$0.54
₫13,720
|
|
pay 25.4% less for transportation
Aruba
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.03
AWG9.06
|
$4.05
₫103,077
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.83
AWG82.50
|
$8.00
₫203,483
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,191.40
AWG39,944.52
|
$40,523.11
₫1,031,122,403
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$33.30
AWG59.94
|
$5.93
₫151,011
|
|
pay 66.2% less for housing
Aruba
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.25
AWG128.25
|
$10.02
₫254,894
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$718.61
AWG1,293.49
|
$364.76
₫9,281,530
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$557.75
AWG1,003.96
|
$221.46
₫5,635,066
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$136.96
AWG246.53
|
$41.86
₫1,065,067
|
|
pay 3.2% less for childcare
Aruba
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.61
AWG411.50
|
$226.70
₫5,768,562
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,737.40
AWG19,327.32
|
$10,132.35
₫257,820,702
|
|
pay 64.3% less for entertainment and sports
Aruba
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
AWG7.20
|
$0.94
₫23,818
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.08
AWG5.54
|
$1.86
₫47,374
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.48
AWG15.27
|
$1.29
₫32,774
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.82
AWG109.48
|
$24.96
₫635,206
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
AWG18.00
|
$3.86
₫98,203
|
|
pay 22.4% less for clothing
Aruba
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.45
AWG139.42
|
$33.66
₫856,543
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.89
AWG70.00
|
$29.49
₫750,397
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.64
AWG173.95
|
$90.06
₫2,291,539
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.05
AWG194.50
|
$106.00
₫2,697,156
|
|
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