Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 0.5% more expensive than Brazil.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Brazil, you would:
pay 40.7% less for restaurants
Brazil
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.96
R$25.81
|
$1.96
₫49,942
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.29
R$32.70
|
$4.91
₫124,938
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
R$5.30
|
$0.59
₫15,110
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
R$3.26
|
$0.38
₫9,781
|
|
pay 23.4% more for groceries
Brazil
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
R$7.21
|
$1.11
₫28,130
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.04
R$21.00
|
$6.92
₫176,133
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
R$19.78
|
$5.46
₫138,921
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
R$9.99
|
$1.62
₫41,146
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.81
R$9.42
|
$1.78
₫45,332
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
R$3.84
|
$1.40
₫35,563
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.55
|
$0.52
₫13,243
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
R$2.28
|
$0.78
₫19,775
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
R$3.63
|
$0.49
₫12,577
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
R$2.45
|
$0.55
₫14,108
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
R$2.35
|
$0.54
₫13,720
|
|
pay 3.5% less for transportation
Brazil
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
R$24.40
|
$4.05
₫103,077
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.51
R$226.36
|
$8.00
₫203,483
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,854.65
R$103,305.72
|
$40,523.11
₫1,031,122,403
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.69
R$40.03
|
$5.93
₫151,011
|
|
pay 6.8% less for housing
Brazil
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.91
R$103.62
|
$10.02
₫254,894
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.83
R$1,466.39
|
$364.76
₫9,281,530
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$182.14
R$947.69
|
$221.46
₫5,635,066
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.55
R$304.64
|
$41.86
₫1,065,067
|
|
pay 32.3% more for childcare
Brazil
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$251.18
R$1,306.91
|
$226.70
₫5,768,562
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,814.17
R$30,251.73
|
$10,132.35
₫257,820,702
|
|
pay 18.7% less for entertainment and sports
Brazil
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.62
R$8.42
|
$0.94
₫23,818
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.57
R$8.18
|
$1.86
₫47,374
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.32
R$12.05
|
$1.29
₫32,774
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.14
R$120.40
|
$24.96
₫635,206
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.80
R$30.16
|
$3.86
₫98,203
|
|
pay 17.7% more for clothing
Brazil
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.10
R$224.27
|
$33.66
₫856,543
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.84
R$212.49
|
$29.49
₫750,397
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.61
R$367.38
|
$90.06
₫2,291,539
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.94
R$285.86
|
$106.00
₫2,697,156
|
|
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