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
$6,090.75
|
$1.96
₫49,942
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
$4,350.53
|
$4.91
₫124,938
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
$895.10
|
$0.59
₫15,110
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
$780.71
|
$0.38
₫9,781
|
|
pay 49.0% more for groceries
Buenos Aires
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
$1,167.52
|
$1.11
₫28,130
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.51
$3,057.44
|
$6.92
₫176,133
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
$2,744.31
|
$5.46
₫138,921
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
$1,268.87
|
$1.62
₫41,146
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.76
$1,534.70
|
$1.78
₫45,332
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
$574.16
|
$1.40
₫35,563
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
$493.06
|
$0.52
₫13,243
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
$269.69
|
$0.78
₫19,775
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
$585.06
|
$0.49
₫12,577
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
$259.38
|
$0.55
₫14,108
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
$290.95
|
$0.54
₫13,720
|
|
pay 28.4% more for transportation
Buenos Aires
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.52
$3,059.87
|
$4.05
₫103,077
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.80
$5,916.72
|
$8.00
₫203,483
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
$21,752,664.08
|
$40,523.11
₫1,031,122,403
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
$4,350.53
|
$5.93
₫151,011
|
|
pay 7.3% less for housing
Buenos Aires
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.47
$20,423.49
|
$10.02
₫254,894
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$313.32
$272,622.19
|
$364.76
₫9,281,530
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.62
$196,309.43
|
$221.46
₫5,635,066
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.96
$32,158.10
|
$41.86
₫1,065,067
|
|
pay 50.1% more for childcare
Buenos Aires
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.40
$163,057.97
|
$226.70
₫5,768,562
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,653.81
$4,919,415.89
|
$10,132.35
₫257,820,702
|
|
pay 18.0% less for entertainment and sports
Buenos Aires
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
$1,740.21
|
$0.94
₫23,818
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
$1,494.24
|
$1.86
₫47,374
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
$1,740.21
|
$1.29
₫32,774
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.07
$19,203.94
|
$24.96
₫635,206
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
$4,350.53
|
$3.86
₫98,203
|
|
pay 26.7% less for clothing
Buenos Aires
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.11
$58,389.29
|
$33.66
₫856,543
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.53
$50,060.30
|
$29.49
₫750,397
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.00
$93,104.30
|
$90.06
₫2,291,539
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.70
$85,881.03
|
$106.00
₫2,697,156
|
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