Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 16.2% cheaper than Brazil.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Brazil, you would:
pay 49.8% less for restaurants
Brazil
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.41
R$30.82
|
$1.84
₫46,213
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.75
R$38.40
|
$4.33
₫108,998
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
R$6.21
|
$0.55
₫13,797
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
R$3.75
|
$0.34
₫8,677
|
|
pay 0.6% more for groceries
Brazil
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
R$8.54
|
$0.88
₫22,234
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.39
R$24.98
|
$6.02
₫151,406
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.93
R$22.35
|
$5.38
₫135,480
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
R$11.89
|
$1.49
₫37,517
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
R$9.73
|
$1.52
₫38,180
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
R$5.00
|
$1.26
₫31,827
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
R$3.26
|
$0.44
₫11,070
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
R$2.68
|
$0.63
₫15,959
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
R$4.04
|
$0.42
₫10,496
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
R$2.89
|
$0.49
₫12,425
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.76
|
$0.49
₫12,382
|
|
pay 19.0% less for transportation
Brazil
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.99
R$22.74
|
$3.48
₫87,553
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.60
R$253.93
|
$6.87
₫172,794
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,825.57
R$124,248.59
|
$34,303.88
₫863,316,840
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.87
R$50.51
|
$5.70
₫143,399
|
|
pay 21.7% less for housing
Brazil
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.79
R$112.68
|
$8.95
₫225,366
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$324.53
R$1,847.50
|
$304.25
₫7,656,890
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$220.48
R$1,255.14
|
$210.52
₫5,298,170
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.67
R$311.23
|
$43.00
₫1,082,259
|
|
pay 16.0% more for childcare
Brazil
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$278.36
R$1,584.63
|
$212.34
₫5,343,828
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,686.64
R$43,758.50
|
$11,971.85
₫301,292,360
|
|
pay 30.3% less for entertainment and sports
Brazil
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
R$10.04
|
$0.89
₫22,434
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
R$9.60
|
$1.56
₫39,351
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.13
R$12.15
|
$1.19
₫29,837
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.18
R$137.68
|
$22.79
₫573,610
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.45
R$36.71
|
$3.60
₫90,554
|
|
pay 9.5% less for clothing
Brazil
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.38
R$275.40
|
$28.72
₫722,911
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.32
R$246.59
|
$23.06
₫580,401
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.76
R$442.67
|
$81.55
₫2,052,318
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.51
R$361.53
|
$91.83
₫2,311,168
|
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