Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 3.2 times more expensive than Colombo.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Colombo, you would:
pay 22.1% more for restaurants
|
Colombo
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.65
Rs490.60
|
$1.96
₫49,746
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.04
Rs1,495.17
|
$4.91
₫124,447
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
Rs151.76
|
$0.59
₫15,050
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
Rs72.94
|
$0.38
₫9,742
|
|
pay 0.8% less for groceries
|
Colombo
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
Rs220.36
|
$1.11
₫28,019
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.34
Rs1,287.66
|
$6.92
₫175,441
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.48
Rs1,626.27
|
$5.46
₫138,375
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.19
Rs651.31
|
$1.62
₫40,984
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
Rs667.00
|
$1.78
₫45,154
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.49
Rs738.66
|
$1.40
₫35,424
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
Rs124.05
|
$0.52
₫13,191
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.10
Rs622.76
|
$0.78
₫19,698
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
Rs209.18
|
$0.49
₫12,528
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
Rs164.08
|
$0.55
₫14,053
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
Rs112.33
|
$0.54
₫13,666
|
|
pay 47.9% more for transportation
|
Colombo
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
Rs1,555.61
|
$4.05
₫102,672
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.72
Rs1,401.72
|
$8.00
₫202,684
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,917.63
Rs8,877,579.94
|
$40,523.11
₫1,027,071,957
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.83
Rs841.03
|
$5.93
₫150,418
|
|
pay 27.5% more for housing
|
Colombo
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.95
Rs3,546.96
|
$10.02
₫253,893
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.69
Rs101,391.34
|
$364.76
₫9,245,070
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.52
Rs42,290.84
|
$221.46
₫5,612,931
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.52
Rs7,573.54
|
$41.86
₫1,060,883
|
|
pay 14.1 times more for childcare
|
Colombo
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$26.09
Rs7,742.85
|
$226.70
₫5,745,902
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$520.92
Rs154,574.33
|
$10,132.35
₫256,807,933
|
|
pay 2.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Colombo
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
Rs467.24
|
$0.94
₫23,725
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
Rs547.66
|
$1.86
₫47,188
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.30
Rs1,868.96
|
$1.29
₫32,646
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.09
Rs3,587.05
|
$24.96
₫632,710
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.15
Rs934.48
|
$3.86
₫97,818
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Colombo
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.08
Rs7,146.04
|
$33.66
₫853,178
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.10
Rs4,778.60
|
$29.49
₫747,449
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.57
Rs16,192.32
|
$90.06
₫2,282,537
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.14
Rs8,646.88
|
$106.00
₫2,686,561
|
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