Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 18.5% more expensive than Faroe Islands.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Faroe Islands, you would:
pay 80.6% less for restaurants
|
Faroe Islands
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.21
kr154.94
|
$2.06
₫48,141
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.85
kr108.46
|
$4.84
₫112,942
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.29
kr24.02
|
$0.58
₫13,580
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
kr16.18
|
$0.39
₫9,096
|
|
pay 37.1% less for groceries
|
Faroe Islands
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.01
kr29.27
|
$0.90
₫20,991
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.60
kr48.20
|
$7.20
₫168,169
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
kr49.53
|
$5.41
₫126,440
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.77
kr27.54
|
$1.42
₫33,267
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.85
kr28.11
|
$1.65
₫38,624
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.39
kr10.15
|
$1.25
₫29,146
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.45
kr10.62
|
$0.50
₫11,620
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
kr10.93
|
$0.72
₫16,929
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
kr12.18
|
$0.43
₫10,049
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
kr2.34
|
$0.55
₫12,872
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.60
kr11.71
|
$0.47
₫11,025
|
|
pay 6.3% less for transportation
|
Faroe Islands
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
kr38.45
|
$4.22
₫98,459
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$7.61
₫177,802
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,463.71
kr280,954.35
|
$41,229.46
₫962,855,151
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.48
₫127,937
|
|
pay 72.4% less for housing
|
Faroe Islands
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.29
kr440.37
|
$10.34
₫241,536
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$824.90
kr6,025.37
|
$370.83
₫8,660,137
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$683.49
kr4,992.45
|
$231.89
₫5,415,472
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$324.41
kr2,369.64
|
$46.24
₫1,079,874
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for childcare
|
Faroe Islands
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.12
kr1,549.38
|
$170.02
₫3,970,476
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,051.97
kr7,684.05
|
$10,518.96
₫245,655,321
|
|
pay 71.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Faroe Islands
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.07
kr51.65
|
$0.90
₫21,133
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.96
kr28.92
|
$1.83
₫42,627
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.19
kr67.14
|
$1.33
₫31,156
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.10
kr402.49
|
$23.21
₫542,028
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.85
kr108.46
|
$3.82
₫89,151
|
|
pay 42.7% less for clothing
|
Faroe Islands
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.27
kr688.61
|
$36.93
₫862,358
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.49
kr361.52
|
$35.21
₫822,265
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.56
kr895.20
|
$92.94
₫2,170,558
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$207.40
kr1,514.95
|
$89.47
₫2,089,331
|
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