Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 40.9% cheaper than Braga.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Braga, you would:
pay 65.6% less for restaurants
|
Braga
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.74
€8.95
|
$1.84
₫46,730
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.12
€7.47
|
$4.33
₫110,218
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
€1.38
|
$0.55
₫13,951
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
€1.10
|
$0.34
₫8,775
|
|
pay 15.4% less for groceries
|
Braga
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.72
€1.58
|
$0.88
₫22,483
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.99
€4.59
|
$6.02
₫153,101
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.70
€3.40
|
$5.38
₫136,997
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.90
€2.66
|
$1.49
₫37,937
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.38
€3.10
|
$1.52
₫38,607
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$1.26
₫32,184
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.52
|
$0.44
₫11,194
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.71
|
$0.63
₫16,138
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.02
|
$0.42
₫10,614
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.56
|
$0.49
₫12,564
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
€0.51
|
$0.49
₫12,521
|
|
pay 43.7% less for transportation
|
Braga
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.84
€6.29
|
$3.48
₫88,533
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€29.86
|
$6.87
₫174,729
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,489.61
€29,862.83
|
$34,303.88
₫872,983,372
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.91
€10.95
|
$5.70
₫145,005
|
|
pay 65.9% less for housing
|
Braga
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.80
€33.83
|
$8.95
₫227,890
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$858.65
€789.23
|
$304.25
₫7,742,624
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$649.79
€597.26
|
$210.52
₫5,357,494
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.13
€89.28
|
$43.00
₫1,094,377
|
|
pay 21.6% less for childcare
|
Braga
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.75
€248.86
|
$212.34
₫5,403,663
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$11,971.85
₫304,665,921
|
|
pay 48.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Braga
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.17
€1.99
|
$0.89
₫22,685
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
€1.59
|
$1.56
₫39,791
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.87
€4.48
|
$1.19
₫30,171
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.51
€38.16
|
$22.79
₫580,032
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.58
€6.97
|
$3.60
₫91,568
|
|
pay 25.6% less for clothing
|
Braga
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$109.65
€100.79
|
$28.72
₫731,005
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.90
€34.84
|
$23.06
₫586,900
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.03
€76.32
|
$81.55
₫2,075,298
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.59
€74.99
|
$91.83
₫2,337,046
|
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