Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 4.6% more expensive than Buenos Aires.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Buenos Aires, you would:
pay 43.3% less for restaurants
|
Buenos Aires
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
$2,450.17
|
$1.96
₫47,836
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
$1,750.12
|
$4.91
₫119,670
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
$360.08
|
$0.59
₫14,473
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
$314.06
|
$0.38
₫9,368
|
|
pay 49.0% more for groceries
|
Buenos Aires
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
$469.67
|
$1.11
₫26,944
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.51
$1,229.94
|
$6.92
₫168,707
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
$1,103.98
|
$5.46
₫133,064
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
$510.44
|
$1.62
₫39,411
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.76
$617.38
|
$1.78
₫43,421
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
$230.97
|
$1.40
₫34,064
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
$198.35
|
$0.52
₫12,684
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
$108.49
|
$0.78
₫18,942
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
$235.36
|
$0.49
₫12,047
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
$104.34
|
$0.55
₫13,513
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
$117.04
|
$0.54
₫13,142
|
|
pay 28.4% more for transportation
|
Buenos Aires
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.52
$1,230.92
|
$4.05
₫98,731
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.80
$2,380.17
|
$8.00
₫194,903
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
$8,750,625.00
|
$40,523.11
₫987,647,181
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
$1,750.12
|
$5.93
₫144,644
|
|
pay 7.3% less for housing
|
Buenos Aires
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.47
$8,215.93
|
$10.02
₫244,147
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$313.32
$109,669.99
|
$364.76
₫8,890,193
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.62
$78,971.03
|
$221.46
₫5,397,475
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.96
$12,936.51
|
$41.86
₫1,020,160
|
|
pay 50.1% more for childcare
|
Buenos Aires
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.40
$65,594.68
|
$226.70
₫5,525,342
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,653.81
$1,978,974.32
|
$10,132.35
₫246,950,206
|
|
pay 18.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Buenos Aires
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
$700.05
|
$0.94
₫22,814
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
$601.10
|
$1.86
₫45,377
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
$700.05
|
$1.29
₫31,392
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.07
$7,725.33
|
$24.96
₫608,423
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
$1,750.12
|
$3.86
₫94,063
|
|
pay 26.7% less for clothing
|
Buenos Aires
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.11
$23,488.75
|
$33.66
₫820,428
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.53
$20,138.17
|
$29.49
₫718,758
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.00
$37,453.84
|
$90.06
₫2,194,921
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.70
$34,548.08
|
$106.00
₫2,583,435
|
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