Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 36.9% more expensive than Damascus.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Damascus, you would:
pay 23.8% less for restaurants
|
Damascus
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
$1.96
₫49,745
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
$4.91
₫124,446
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
SYP2,197
|
$0.59
₫15,050
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
SYP1,146
|
$0.38
₫9,742
|
|
pay 80.8% more for groceries
|
Damascus
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
SYP3,179
|
$1.11
₫28,019
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.82
SYP4,570
|
$6.92
₫175,439
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.06
SYP10,205
|
$5.46
₫138,373
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
SYP4,097
|
$1.62
₫40,984
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.72
SYP6,840
|
$1.78
₫45,153
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
SYP1,180
|
$1.40
₫35,423
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
SYP2,699
|
$0.52
₫13,190
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
SYP782
|
$0.78
₫19,697
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
SYP961
|
$0.49
₫12,527
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
SYP721
|
$0.55
₫14,052
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
SYP446
|
$0.54
₫13,666
|
|
pay 17.2% less for transportation
|
Damascus
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.72
SYP11,870
|
$4.05
₫102,671
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
$8.00
₫202,681
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
SYP65,325,780
|
$40,523.11
₫1,027,058,167
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.95
SYP35,058
|
$5.93
₫150,416
|
|
pay 13.5% more for housing
|
Damascus
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.67
SYP127,302
|
$10.02
₫253,889
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$282.72
SYP710,338
|
$364.76
₫9,244,946
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$182.54
SYP458,636
|
$221.46
₫5,612,856
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.77
SYP57,212
|
$41.86
₫1,060,869
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
|
Damascus
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$133.06
SYP334,306
|
$226.70
₫5,745,824
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,676.54
SYP6,724,882
|
$10,132.35
₫256,804,485
|
|
pay 18.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Damascus
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SYP3,769
|
$0.94
₫23,725
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.01
SYP2,539
|
$1.86
₫47,187
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
SYP6,281
|
$1.29
₫32,645
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.97
SYP37,617
|
$24.96
₫632,702
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
$3.86
₫97,816
|
|
pay 11.5% more for clothing
|
Damascus
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.19
SYP90,937
|
$33.66
₫853,166
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.50
SYP74,120
|
$29.49
₫747,439
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.22
SYP292,011
|
$90.06
₫2,282,507
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.64
SYP162,404
|
$106.00
₫2,686,525
|
|
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