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Vietnam vs. Barbados Cost of Living Summary

Vietnam is 47.9% cheaper than Barbados overall.

Restaurants: pay 77.5% less in Vietnam
Groceries: pay 60.1% less in Vietnam
Transportation: pay 60.3% less in Vietnam
Housing: pay 68.8% less in Vietnam
Childcare: pay 31.1% more in Vietnam
Entertainment and Sports: pay 71.4% less in Vietnam
Clothing: pay 28.3% less in Vietnam

Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, groceries, and clothing are lower in Vietnam.

Vietnam vs. Barbados Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vietnam instead of Barbados, you would:

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pay 77.5% less for restaurants

	Barbados	Vietnam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$31.67 BBD63.33	$1.88 ₫48,918	-94.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.42 BBD22.83	$4.13 ₫107K	-63.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.87 BBD3.74	$0.53 ₫13,743	-71.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.47 BBD2.94	$0.29 ₫7,400	-80.6%
Average			-77.5%

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pay 60.1% less for groceries

	Barbados	Vietnam
Bread 1 loaf	$2.88 BBD5.77	$0.86 ₫22,310	-70.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.66 BBD7.33	$5.32 ₫138K	+45.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.79 BBD27.57	$5.20 ₫135K	-62.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.88 BBD11.75	$1.45 ₫37,570	-75.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.08 BBD12.15	$1.56 ₫40,405	-74.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.01 BBD4.01	$1.18 ₫30,735	-41.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.44 BBD2.89	$0.47 ₫12,226	-67.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.77 BBD5.55	$0.58 ₫14,932	-79.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.63 BBD5.26	$0.49 ₫12,740	-81.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 BBD4.53	$0.46 ₫12,055	-79.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.90 BBD3.79	$0.47 ₫12,108	-75.4%
Average			-60.1%

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pay 60.3% less for transportation

	Barbados	Vietnam
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.80 BBD15.61	$3.19 ₫82,838	-59.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.00 BBD52.00	$6.64 ₫172K	-74.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$43,750.00 BBD87,500.00	$33,225.24 ₫862M	-24.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$35.77 BBD71.55	$5.90 ₫153K	-83.5%
Average			-60.3%

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pay 68.8% less for housing

	Barbados	Vietnam
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.83 BBD131.67	$8.68 ₫225K	-86.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$726.53 BBD1,453.07	$310.38 ₫8M	-57.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$651.39 BBD1,302.78	$223.57 ₫6M	-65.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$125.22 BBD250.44	$43.27 ₫1M	-65.4%
Average			-68.8%

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pay 31.1% more for childcare

	Barbados	Vietnam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$302.50 BBD605.00	$199.23 ₫5M	-34.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,250.00 BBD12,500.00	$12,262.04 ₫318M	+96.2%
Average			+31.1%

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pay 71.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Barbados	Vietnam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 BBD5.33	$0.93 ₫24,163	-65.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.82 BBD9.65	$1.60 ₫41,481	-66.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.87 BBD15.73	$1.28 ₫33,179	-83.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$74.38 BBD148.75	$20.38 ₫529K	-72.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.25 BBD20.50	$3.19 ₫82,900	-68.8%
Average			-71.4%

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pay 28.3% less for clothing

	Barbados	Vietnam
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.92 BBD115.83	$31.66 ₫822K	-45.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.83 BBD71.67	$21.29 ₫553K	-40.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.61 BBD197.22	$72.72 ₫2M	-26.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.06 BBD156.11	$77.26 ₫2M	-1.0%
Average			-28.3%

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