Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 43.2% cheaper than Barbados.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Barbados, you would:
pay 71.4% less for restaurants
|
Barbados
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
$60.00
|
$1.96
₫47,836
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.41
$20.82
|
$4.91
₫119,670
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
$3.51
|
$0.59
₫14,473
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
$2.86
|
$0.38
₫9,368
|
|
pay 54.5% less for groceries
|
Barbados
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.61
$5.23
|
$1.11
₫26,944
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.69
$15.38
|
$6.92
₫168,707
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.27
$26.54
|
$5.46
₫133,064
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.07
$10.13
|
$1.62
₫39,411
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.36
$10.73
|
$1.78
₫43,421
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.74
$3.47
|
$1.40
₫34,064
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.29
$2.58
|
$0.52
₫12,684
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
$3.45
|
$0.78
₫18,942
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.44
$4.88
|
$0.49
₫12,047
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
$2.55
|
$0.55
₫13,513
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.64
$3.27
|
$0.54
₫13,142
|
|
pay 55.9% less for transportation
|
Barbados
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.94
$15.88
|
$4.05
₫98,731
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$55.50
$111.00
|
$8.00
₫194,903
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,500.00
$85,000.00
|
$40,523.11
₫987,647,181
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$38.15
$76.30
|
$5.93
₫144,644
|
|
pay 58.5% less for housing
|
Barbados
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.33
$118.67
|
$10.02
₫244,147
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.61
$1,261.21
|
$364.76
₫8,890,193
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$447.78
$895.56
|
$221.46
₫5,397,475
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.02
$200.04
|
$41.86
₫1,020,160
|
|
pay 38.7% more for childcare
|
Barbados
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$313.33
$626.67
|
$226.70
₫5,525,342
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,944.44
$9,888.89
|
$10,132.35
₫246,950,206
|
|
pay 68.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Barbados
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.63
$5.26
|
$0.94
₫22,814
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.50
$9.00
|
$1.86
₫45,377
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.98
$17.96
|
$1.29
₫31,392
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$82.23
$164.46
|
$24.96
₫608,423
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.12
$20.25
|
$3.86
₫94,063
|
|
pay 32.5% less for clothing
|
Barbados
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.75
$135.50
|
$33.66
₫820,428
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.00
$114.00
|
$29.49
₫718,758
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$142.01
$284.03
|
$90.06
₫2,194,921
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.83
$201.67
|
$106.00
₫2,583,435
|
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