Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 2.8% cheaper than Colombia.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Colombia, you would:
pay 43.3% less for restaurants
Colombia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.62
COP19,300.72
|
$1.84
₫46,742
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.70
COP28,006.19
|
$4.33
₫110,247
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
COP3,366.92
|
$0.55
₫13,955
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
COP2,644.01
|
$0.34
₫8,777
|
|
pay 6.4% more for groceries
Colombia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
COP5,773.44
|
$0.88
₫22,488
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
COP9,838.86
|
$6.02
₫153,140
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
COP17,374.17
|
$5.38
₫137,032
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
COP8,992.32
|
$1.49
₫37,947
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.31
COP9,656.84
|
$1.52
₫38,617
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
COP4,715.75
|
$1.26
₫32,192
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
COP1,931.85
|
$0.44
₫11,197
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
COP2,384.22
|
$0.63
₫16,142
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
COP2,251.09
|
$0.42
₫10,617
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
COP2,258.79
|
$0.49
₫12,567
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
COP2,054.25
|
$0.49
₫12,524
|
|
pay 15.5% less for transportation
Colombia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.34
COP13,941.95
|
$3.48
₫88,556
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.05
COP146,440.09
|
$6.87
₫174,773
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,262.76
COP80,489,463.69
|
$34,303.88
₫873,205,703
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.84
COP66,197.05
|
$5.70
₫145,042
|
|
pay 25.1% less for housing
Colombia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.33
COP101,677.26
|
$8.95
₫227,948
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.86
COP1,177,772.39
|
$304.25
₫7,744,596
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$220.38
COP920,850.23
|
$210.52
₫5,358,858
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.51
COP302,995.72
|
$43.00
₫1,094,656
|
|
pay 88.7% more for childcare
Colombia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$184.82
COP772,273.40
|
$212.34
₫5,405,039
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,560.16
COP19,054,649.29
|
$11,971.85
₫304,743,514
|
|
pay 16.2% less for entertainment and sports
Colombia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
COP4,859.91
|
$0.89
₫22,691
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
COP6,278.14
|
$1.56
₫39,802
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.30
COP9,623.34
|
$1.19
₫30,179
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.55
COP98,415.67
|
$22.79
₫580,180
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
COP16,724.57
|
$3.60
₫91,591
|
|
pay 14.5% less for clothing
Colombia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.27
COP230,940.87
|
$28.72
₫731,191
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.92
COP162,635.08
|
$23.06
₫587,049
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.53
COP336,511.09
|
$81.55
₫2,075,826
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.84
COP296,011.18
|
$91.83
₫2,337,642
|
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