Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 13.2% cheaper than Ecuador.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Ecuador, you would:
pay 40.2% less for restaurants
|
Ecuador
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.45
|
$1.84
₫45,126
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.27
|
$4.33
₫106,435
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
|
$0.55
₫13,472
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
|
$0.34
₫8,473
|
|
pay 4.3% more for groceries
|
Ecuador
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
|
$0.88
₫21,711
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.79
|
$6.02
₫147,846
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
|
$5.38
₫132,295
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
|
$1.49
₫36,635
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
|
$1.52
₫37,282
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
|
$1.26
₫31,079
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
|
$0.44
₫10,810
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
|
$0.63
₫15,584
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
|
$0.42
₫10,250
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
|
$0.49
₫12,133
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$0.49
₫12,091
|
|
pay 6.3% less for transportation
|
Ecuador
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.48
|
$3.48
₫85,494
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.66
|
$6.87
₫168,731
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,909.09
|
$34,303.88
₫843,017,877
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.40
|
$5.70
₫140,027
|
|
pay 22.5% less for housing
|
Ecuador
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.66
|
$8.95
₫220,067
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$347.73
|
$304.25
₫7,476,855
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$270.55
|
$210.52
₫5,173,596
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.41
|
$43.00
₫1,056,812
|
|
pay 45.5% more for childcare
|
Ecuador
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$219.10
|
$212.34
₫5,218,180
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,167.67
|
$11,971.85
₫294,208,145
|
|
pay 49.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ecuador
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.18
|
$0.89
₫21,906
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
|
$1.56
₫38,426
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.88
|
$1.19
₫29,135
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.11
|
$22.79
₫560,122
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.62
|
$3.60
₫88,425
|
|
pay 23.6% less for clothing
|
Ecuador
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.21
|
$28.72
₫705,913
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.65
|
$23.06
₫566,754
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.02
|
$81.55
₫2,004,062
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.02
|
$91.83
₫2,256,826
|
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