Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 18.7% cheaper than Dominican Republic.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
pay 47.8% less for restaurants
Dominican Republic
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.38
DOP435.85
|
$1.84
₫46,742
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
DOP440.57
|
$4.33
₫110,247
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
DOP52.65
|
$0.55
₫13,955
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
DOP31.68
|
$0.34
₫8,777
|
|
pay 7.8% less for groceries
Dominican Republic
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
DOP97.85
|
$0.88
₫22,488
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
DOP193.06
|
$6.02
₫153,140
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
DOP260.02
|
$5.38
₫137,032
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.66
DOP98.33
|
$1.49
₫37,947
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
DOP134.23
|
$1.52
₫38,617
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
DOP65.76
|
$1.26
₫32,192
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
DOP19.74
|
$0.44
₫11,197
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
DOP62.48
|
$0.63
₫16,142
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
DOP37.52
|
$0.42
₫10,617
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
DOP37.11
|
$0.49
₫12,567
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
DOP59.58
|
$0.49
₫12,524
|
|
pay 41.2% less for transportation
Dominican Republic
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.82
DOP284.77
|
$3.48
₫88,556
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.49
DOP3,456.66
|
$6.87
₫174,773
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,453.03
DOP1,622,386.93
|
$34,303.88
₫873,205,703
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.84
DOP1,290.54
|
$5.70
₫145,042
|
|
pay 36.0% less for housing
Dominican Republic
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.22
DOP2,317.52
|
$8.95
₫227,948
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.75
DOP35,620.49
|
$304.25
₫7,744,596
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$333.99
DOP19,738.03
|
$210.52
₫5,358,858
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.91
DOP2,121.95
|
$43.00
₫1,094,656
|
|
pay 66.4% more for childcare
Dominican Republic
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$276.66
DOP16,349.66
|
$212.34
₫5,405,039
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,677.72
DOP276,438.24
|
$11,971.85
₫304,743,514
|
|
pay 47.0% less for entertainment and sports
Dominican Republic
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
DOP150.15
|
$0.89
₫22,691
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
DOP123.38
|
$1.56
₫39,802
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.15
DOP245.19
|
$1.19
₫30,179
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.54
DOP2,041.08
|
$22.79
₫580,180
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.98
DOP353.46
|
$3.60
₫91,591
|
|
pay 17.4% less for clothing
Dominican Republic
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.13
DOP2,548.60
|
$28.72
₫731,191
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.94
DOP2,832.82
|
$23.06
₫587,049
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.26
DOP4,683.76
|
$81.55
₫2,075,826
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.48
DOP4,815.26
|
$91.83
₫2,337,642
|
|
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