Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 50.8% more expensive than Colombia.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Colombia, you would:
pay 12.9% less for restaurants
Colombia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
$10,332
|
$1.96
₫49,117
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.26
$20,057
|
$4.91
₫122,875
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
$2,295
|
$0.59
₫14,860
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
$1,750
|
$0.38
₫9,619
|
|
pay 78.3% more for groceries
Colombia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
$3,329
|
$1.11
₫27,665
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.61
$6,141
|
$6.92
₫173,224
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.28
$12,496
|
$5.46
₫136,626
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
$6,296
|
$1.62
₫40,466
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
$5,932
|
$1.78
₫44,583
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
$3,171
|
$1.40
₫34,976
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
$1,120
|
$0.52
₫13,024
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
$1,402
|
$0.78
₫19,449
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
$1,512
|
$0.49
₫12,369
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
$1,159
|
$0.55
₫13,875
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
$1,275
|
$0.54
₫13,494
|
|
pay 40.7% more for transportation
Colombia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.04
$7,765
|
$4.05
₫101,374
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.61
$90,083
|
$8.00
₫200,122
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,617.95
$55,765,306
|
$40,523.11
₫1,014,092,041
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.28
$43,031
|
$5.93
₫148,517
|
|
pay 9.3% more for housing
Colombia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.37
$81,539
|
$10.02
₫250,684
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.57
$795,660
|
$364.76
₫9,128,233
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$176.18
$672,111
|
$221.46
₫5,541,996
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.64
$177,924
|
$41.86
₫1,047,476
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Colombia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.33
$398,021
|
$226.70
₫5,673,286
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,004.13
$11,460,298
|
$10,132.35
₫253,562,449
|
|
pay 19.1% more for entertainment and sports
Colombia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
$3,417
|
$0.94
₫23,425
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
$4,599
|
$1.86
₫46,592
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
$7,237
|
$1.29
₫32,233
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.34
$69,968
|
$24.96
₫624,714
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.91
$11,113
|
$3.86
₫96,581
|
|
pay 43.8% more for clothing
Colombia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.50
$154,493
|
$33.66
₫842,396
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.32
$104,238
|
$29.49
₫738,003
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.30
$230,022
|
$90.06
₫2,253,691
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.16
$172,272
|
$106.00
₫2,652,608
|
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