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
SVC54.69
|
$1.84
₫45,128
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.25
SVC54.65
|
$4.33
₫106,440
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
SVC7.67
|
$0.55
₫13,473
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
SVC6.61
|
$0.34
₫8,474
|
|
pay 27.5% less for groceries
|
El Salvador
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
SVC16.21
|
$0.88
₫21,712
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.20
SVC28.03
|
$6.02
₫147,853
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.21
SVC63.10
|
$5.38
₫132,300
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SVC26.65
|
$1.49
₫36,636
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
SVC23.02
|
$1.52
₫37,284
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
SVC11.25
|
$1.26
₫31,080
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
$0.44
₫10,810
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
SVC8.30
|
$0.63
₫15,585
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.07
|
$0.42
₫10,250
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
SVC8.16
|
$0.49
₫12,133
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
SVC7.06
|
$0.49
₫12,092
|
|
pay 22.8% less for transportation
|
El Salvador
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
SVC35.47
|
$3.48
₫85,498
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SVC218.77
|
$6.87
₫168,738
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,500.00
SVC170,637.09
|
$34,303.88
₫843,054,390
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.00
SVC253.77
|
$5.70
₫140,033
|
|
pay 50.5% less for housing
|
El Salvador
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC368.78
|
$8.95
₫220,077
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$571.43
SVC5,000.35
|
$304.25
₫7,477,179
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$392.86
SVC3,437.74
|
$210.52
₫5,173,820
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.31
SVC536.53
|
$43.00
₫1,056,858
|
|
pay 94.6% more for childcare
|
El Salvador
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.62
SVC1,449.32
|
$212.34
₫5,218,406
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,585.71
SVC40,127.84
|
$11,971.85
₫294,220,888
|
|
pay 44.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
El Salvador
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.50
|
$0.89
₫21,907
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
SVC21.99
|
$1.56
₫38,427
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC35.00
|
$1.19
₫29,137
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.44
SVC283.85
|
$22.79
₫560,147
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.75
|
$3.60
₫88,429
|
|
pay 36.6% less for clothing
|
El Salvador
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.29
SVC606.29
|
$28.72
₫705,943
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.86
SVC480.03
|
$23.06
₫566,779
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.29
SVC868.81
|
$81.55
₫2,004,149
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.43
SVC913.81
|
$91.83
₫2,256,924
|
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