Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 3.2% more expensive than Blumenau - Santa Catarina.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Blumenau - Santa Catarina, you would:
pay 48.3% less for restaurants
Blumenau - Santa Catarina
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.46
R$27.87
|
$1.84
₫46,730
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.53
R$33.34
|
$4.33
₫110,218
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
R$5.57
|
$0.55
₫13,951
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
R$3.11
|
$0.34
₫8,775
|
|
pay 17.0% more for groceries
Blumenau - Santa Catarina
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.21
R$6.16
|
$0.88
₫22,483
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.66
R$23.79
|
$6.02
₫153,101
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.72
R$19.00
|
$5.38
₫136,997
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.81
R$9.24
|
$1.49
₫37,937
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.48
R$7.55
|
$1.52
₫38,607
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
R$4.23
|
$1.26
₫32,184
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
R$1.96
|
$0.44
₫11,194
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
R$2.14
|
$0.63
₫16,138
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
R$3.10
|
$0.42
₫10,614
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
R$1.96
|
$0.49
₫12,564
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
R$1.81
|
$0.49
₫12,521
|
|
pay 5.3% less for transportation
Blumenau - Santa Catarina
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.12
R$21.04
|
$3.48
₫88,533
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.49
R$298.56
|
$6.87
₫174,729
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,936.52
R$91,558.76
|
$34,303.88
₫872,983,372
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.24
R$31.85
|
$5.70
₫145,005
|
|
pay 19.6% less for housing
Blumenau - Santa Catarina
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.40
R$109.22
|
$8.95
₫227,890
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$307.07
R$1,567.45
|
$304.25
₫7,742,624
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$236.39
R$1,206.68
|
$210.52
₫5,357,494
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.00
R$239.90
|
$43.00
₫1,094,377
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Blumenau - Santa Catarina
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$243.70
R$1,244.00
|
$212.34
₫5,403,663
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,509.32
R$17,913.67
|
$11,971.85
₫304,665,921
|
|
pay 31.4% less for entertainment and sports
Blumenau - Santa Catarina
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
R$9.95
|
$0.89
₫22,685
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
R$9.45
|
$1.56
₫39,791
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.05
R$10.45
|
$1.19
₫30,171
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.39
R$119.42
|
$22.79
₫580,032
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.24
R$31.85
|
$3.60
₫91,568
|
|
pay 4.2% less for clothing
Blumenau - Santa Catarina
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.33
R$221.18
|
$28.72
₫731,005
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.18
R$148.95
|
$23.06
₫586,900
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.42
R$425.84
|
$81.55
₫2,075,298
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.54
R$334.54
|
$91.83
₫2,337,046
|
|
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