Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 6.0% more expensive than Asuncion.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Asuncion, you would:
pay 38.5% less for restaurants
Asuncion
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.66
PYG35,176
|
$1.84
₫46,742
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.66
PYG35,176
|
$4.33
₫110,247
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
PYG8,152
|
$0.55
₫13,955
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PYG4,132
|
$0.34
₫8,777
|
|
pay 18.2% more for groceries
Asuncion
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
PYG5,334
|
$0.88
₫22,488
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.99
PYG22,557
|
$6.02
₫153,140
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.27
PYG24,633
|
$5.38
₫137,032
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
PYG13,687
|
$1.49
₫37,947
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.67
PYG12,626
|
$1.52
₫38,617
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
PYG7,958
|
$1.26
₫32,192
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
PYG2,681
|
$0.44
₫11,197
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
PYG3,858
|
$0.63
₫16,142
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
PYG6,018
|
$0.42
₫10,617
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
PYG3,376
|
$0.49
₫12,567
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
PYG3,494
|
$0.49
₫12,524
|
|
pay 0.3% more for transportation
Asuncion
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
PYG29,895
|
$3.48
₫88,556
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.39
PYG168,843
|
$6.87
₫174,773
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,660.35
PYG110,551,855
|
$34,303.88
₫873,205,703
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.73
PYG88,441
|
$5.70
₫145,042
|
|
pay 30.4% less for housing
Asuncion
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.79
PYG141,707
|
$8.95
₫227,948
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$439.81
PYG3,316,556
|
$304.25
₫7,744,596
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$343.19
PYG2,587,918
|
$210.52
₫5,358,858
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.88
PYG323,337
|
$43.00
₫1,094,656
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Asuncion
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$199.91
PYG1,507,525
|
$212.34
₫5,405,039
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,398.54
PYG25,627,930
|
$11,971.85
₫304,743,514
|
|
pay 32.7% less for entertainment and sports
Asuncion
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.33
PYG10,050
|
$0.89
₫22,691
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
PYG16,533
|
$1.56
₫39,802
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.87
PYG14,070
|
$1.19
₫30,179
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.44
PYG229,575
|
$22.79
₫580,180
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
PYG45,226
|
$3.60
₫91,591
|
|
pay 3.9% less for clothing
Asuncion
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.31
PYG432,157
|
$28.72
₫731,191
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.99
PYG211,054
|
$23.06
₫587,049
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.72
PYG518,244
|
$81.55
₫2,075,826
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.86
PYG519,259
|
$91.83
₫2,337,642
|
|
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