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Vietnam vs. Djibouti Cost of Living Summary

Vietnam is 45.5% cheaper than Djibouti overall.

Restaurants: pay 76.2% less in Vietnam
Groceries: pay 41.6% less in Vietnam
Transportation: pay 52.4% less in Vietnam
Housing: pay 76.5% less in Vietnam
Childcare: pay 0.5% less in Vietnam
Entertainment and Sports: pay 66.2% less in Vietnam
Clothing: pay 5.0% less in Vietnam

Expenses including housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, and clothing are lower in Vietnam.

Vietnam vs. Djibouti Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vietnam instead of Djibouti, you would:

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pay 76.2% less for restaurants

	Djibouti	Vietnam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.82 DJF1,747	$1.88 ₫49,552	-80.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.63 DJF2,246	$4.13 ₫108,558	-67.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.89 DJF337	$0.53 ₫13,921	-72.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.87 DJF333	$0.29 ₫7,496	-84.8%
Average			-76.2%

Djibouti vs. Vietnam - Cost of restaurants

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pay 41.6% less for groceries

	Djibouti	Vietnam
Bread 1 loaf	$9.26 DJF1,647	$0.86 ₫22,600	-90.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.78 DJF850	$5.32 ₫139,791	+11.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.56 DJF1,701	$5.20 ₫136,803	-45.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.85 DJF1,218	$1.45 ₫38,057	-78.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.24 DJF1,465	$1.56 ₫40,929	-81.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.70 DJF302	$1.18 ₫31,133	-30.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.55 DJF98	$0.47 ₫12,384	-14.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.27 DJF226	$0.58 ₫15,126	-54.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 DJF128	$0.49 ₫12,905	-32.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 DJF98	$0.46 ₫12,211	-15.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 DJF110	$0.47 ₫12,265	-24.7%
Average			-41.6%

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pay 52.4% less for transportation

	Djibouti	Vietnam
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.59 DJF1,171	$3.19 ₫83,913	-51.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.27 DJF3,782	$6.64 ₫174,695	-68.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,800.12 DJF6,010,607	$33,225.24 ₫873,543,970	-1.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$47.72 DJF8,485	$5.90 ₫155,198	-87.6%
Average			-52.4%

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pay 76.5% less for housing

	Djibouti	Vietnam
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$58.94 DJF10,482	$8.68 ₫228,136	-85.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,431.52 DJF254,564	$310.38 ₫8,160,248	-78.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$477.17 DJF84,855	$223.57 ₫5,878,051	-53.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$398.07 DJF70,788	$43.27 ₫1,137,723	-89.1%
Average			-76.5%

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pay 0.5% less for childcare

	Djibouti	Vietnam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$335.12 DJF59,593	$199.23 ₫5,238,011	-40.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,793.05 DJF1,563,649	$12,262.04 ₫322,388,342	+39.5%
Average			-0.5%

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pay 66.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Djibouti	Vietnam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.61 DJF998	$0.93 ₫24,477	-83.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.65 DJF649	$1.60 ₫42,019	-56.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.71 DJF481	$1.28 ₫33,609	-52.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$86.08 DJF15,307	$20.38 ₫535,792	-76.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.42 DJF1,497	$3.19 ₫83,975	-62.1%
Average			-66.2%

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pay 5.0% less for clothing

	Djibouti	Vietnam
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.10 DJF7,487	$31.66 ₫832,409	-24.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.65 DJF3,494	$21.29 ₫559,848	+8.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$123.50 DJF21,962	$72.72 ₫1,911,865	-41.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.14 DJF9,983	$77.26 ₫2,031,418	+37.6%
Average			-5.0%

Djibouti vs. Vietnam - Cost of clothing

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