Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 2.6 times more expensive than Eritrea.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Eritrea, you would:
pay 18.7% less for restaurants
|
Eritrea
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.40
ERN171.02
|
$1.96
₫49,942
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$4.91
₫124,938
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
ERN23.44
|
$0.59
₫15,110
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
ERN23.62
|
$0.38
₫9,781
|
|
pay 0.4% more for groceries
|
Eritrea
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$1.11
₫28,130
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.92
₫176,133
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
ERN82.08
|
$5.46
₫138,921
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
$1.62
₫41,146
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.78
₫45,332
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.97
ERN29.48
|
$1.40
₫35,563
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
$0.52
₫13,243
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
$0.78
₫19,775
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
ERN9.83
|
$0.49
₫12,577
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
ERN10.58
|
$0.55
₫14,108
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
$0.54
₫13,720
|
|
pay 25.9% less for transportation
|
Eritrea
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
ERN123.03
|
$4.05
₫103,077
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$8.00
₫203,483
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$40,523.11
₫1,031,122,403
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
ERN89.99
|
$5.93
₫151,011
|
|
pay 8.2% less for housing
|
Eritrea
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$10.02
₫254,894
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$650.00
ERN9,750.00
|
$364.76
₫9,281,530
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$600.00
ERN9,000.00
|
$221.46
₫5,635,066
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.94
ERN344.12
|
$41.86
₫1,065,067
|
|
pay 11.3 times more for childcare
|
Eritrea
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$226.70
₫5,768,562
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$750.00
ERN11,250.00
|
$10,132.35
₫257,820,702
|
|
pay 88.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Eritrea
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$0.94
₫23,818
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.84
ERN12.58
|
$1.86
₫47,374
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
$1.29
₫32,774
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$24.96
₫635,206
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$3.86
₫98,203
|
|
pay 58.5% more for clothing
|
Eritrea
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
$33.66
₫856,543
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
$29.49
₫750,397
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$90.06
₫2,291,539
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
ERN600.00
|
$106.00
₫2,697,156
|
|
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