Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 22.6% cheaper than Belize.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Belize, you would:
pay 51.7% less for restaurants
Belize
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.60
$11.26
|
$1.96
₫49,942
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
$12.30
|
$4.91
₫124,938
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.46
$2.93
|
$0.59
₫15,110
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
$2.09
|
$0.38
₫9,781
|
|
pay 23.0% less for groceries
Belize
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
$3.25
|
$1.11
₫28,130
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
$10.33
|
$6.92
₫176,133
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.14
$18.38
|
$5.46
₫138,921
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
$4.48
|
$1.62
₫41,146
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
$5.07
|
$1.78
₫45,332
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.70
$5.42
|
$1.40
₫35,563
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
$1.07
|
$0.52
₫13,243
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
$1.10
|
$0.78
₫19,775
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
$2.59
|
$0.49
₫12,577
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
$2.30
|
$0.55
₫14,108
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
$1.76
|
$0.54
₫13,720
|
|
pay 30.5% less for transportation
Belize
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.71
$15.50
|
$4.05
₫103,077
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
$40.23
|
$8.00
₫203,483
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,812.07
$49,905.52
|
$40,523.11
₫1,031,122,403
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.89
$54.09
|
$5.93
₫151,011
|
|
pay 40.0% less for housing
Belize
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$107.37
$215.95
|
$10.02
₫254,894
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$351.88
$707.76
|
$364.76
₫9,281,530
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.96
$575.17
|
$221.46
₫5,635,066
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.78
$170.53
|
$41.86
₫1,065,067
|
|
pay 51.7% more for childcare
Belize
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$149.45
$300.60
|
$226.70
₫5,768,562
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$10,132.35
₫257,820,702
|
|
pay 57.7% less for entertainment and sports
Belize
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.68
$5.40
|
$0.94
₫23,818
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.22
$8.49
|
$1.86
₫47,374
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.24
$8.53
|
$1.29
₫32,774
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.44
$79.34
|
$24.96
₫635,206
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
$20.11
|
$3.86
₫98,203
|
|
pay 7.1% less for clothing
Belize
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.28
$91.07
|
$33.66
₫856,543
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.77
$53.84
|
$29.49
₫750,397
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.61
$194.31
|
$90.06
₫2,291,539
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.84
$226.96
|
$106.00
₫2,697,156
|
|
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