Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 19.3% cheaper than El Salvador.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of El Salvador, you would:
pay 48.3% less for restaurants
El Salvador
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.25
SVC54.72
|
$1.84
₫46,742
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.25
SVC54.68
|
$4.33
₫110,247
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
SVC7.68
|
$0.55
₫13,955
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
SVC6.62
|
$0.34
₫8,777
|
|
pay 27.5% less for groceries
El Salvador
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
SVC16.22
|
$0.88
₫22,488
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.20
SVC28.04
|
$6.02
₫153,140
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.21
SVC63.14
|
$5.38
₫137,032
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SVC26.66
|
$1.49
₫37,947
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
SVC23.03
|
$1.52
₫38,617
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
SVC11.26
|
$1.26
₫32,192
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
SVC6.26
|
$0.44
₫11,197
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
SVC8.31
|
$0.63
₫16,142
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.07
|
$0.42
₫10,617
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
SVC8.16
|
$0.49
₫12,567
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
SVC7.06
|
$0.49
₫12,524
|
|
pay 22.8% less for transportation
El Salvador
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
SVC35.49
|
$3.48
₫88,556
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SVC218.88
|
$6.87
₫174,773
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,500.00
SVC170,727.08
|
$34,303.88
₫873,205,703
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.00
SVC253.90
|
$5.70
₫145,042
|
|
pay 50.5% less for housing
El Salvador
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC368.97
|
$8.95
₫227,948
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$571.43
SVC5,002.99
|
$304.25
₫7,744,596
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$392.86
SVC3,439.56
|
$210.52
₫5,358,858
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.31
SVC536.81
|
$43.00
₫1,094,656
|
|
pay 94.6% more for childcare
El Salvador
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.62
SVC1,450.09
|
$212.34
₫5,405,039
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,585.71
SVC40,149.01
|
$11,971.85
₫304,743,514
|
|
pay 44.3% less for entertainment and sports
El Salvador
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.51
|
$0.89
₫22,691
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
SVC22.00
|
$1.56
₫39,802
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC35.02
|
$1.19
₫30,179
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.44
SVC284.00
|
$22.79
₫580,180
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.78
|
$3.60
₫91,591
|
|
pay 36.6% less for clothing
El Salvador
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.29
SVC606.61
|
$28.72
₫731,191
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.86
SVC480.29
|
$23.06
₫587,049
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.29
SVC869.27
|
$81.55
₫2,075,826
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.43
SVC914.30
|
$91.83
₫2,337,642
|
|
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