Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 6.8% more expensive than Faroe Islands.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Faroe Islands, you would:
pay 83.4% less for restaurants
Faroe Islands
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.96
kr153.76
|
$1.96
₫49,942
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$19.03
kr133.26
|
$4.91
₫124,938
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.40
kr23.83
|
$0.59
₫15,110
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.68
kr18.79
|
$0.38
₫9,781
|
|
pay 45.1% less for groceries
Faroe Islands
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.00
kr28.02
|
$1.11
₫28,130
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.32
kr51.25
|
$6.92
₫176,133
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.02
kr49.15
|
$5.46
₫138,921
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
kr26.99
|
$1.62
₫41,146
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
kr18.60
|
$1.78
₫45,332
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
kr9.30
|
$1.40
₫35,563
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.43
kr10.00
|
$0.52
₫13,243
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
kr11.62
|
$0.78
₫19,775
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
kr12.09
|
$0.49
₫12,577
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.55
₫14,108
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.32
kr16.27
|
$0.54
₫13,720
|
|
pay 23.1% less for transportation
Faroe Islands
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
kr47.53
|
$4.05
₫103,077
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$8.00
₫203,483
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,041.61
kr301,368.72
|
$40,523.11
₫1,031,122,403
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.93
₫151,011
|
|
pay 72.0% less for housing
Faroe Islands
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.56
kr410.03
|
$10.02
₫254,894
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$976.00
kr6,833.76
|
$364.76
₫9,281,530
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$805.20
kr5,637.85
|
$221.46
₫5,635,066
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.39
kr982.98
|
$41.86
₫1,065,067
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for childcare
Faroe Islands
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$366.00
kr2,562.66
|
$226.70
₫5,768,562
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,090.92
kr7,638.38
|
$10,132.35
₫257,820,702
|
|
pay 74.5% less for entertainment and sports
Faroe Islands
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.78
kr61.50
|
$0.94
₫23,818
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.67
kr39.72
|
$1.86
₫47,374
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.52
kr66.63
|
$1.29
₫32,774
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.36
kr394.65
|
$24.96
₫635,206
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.64
kr102.51
|
$3.86
₫98,203
|
|
pay 49.8% less for clothing
Faroe Islands
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$136.64
kr956.73
|
$33.66
₫856,543
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.58
kr333.15
|
$29.49
₫750,397
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$143.96
kr1,007.98
|
$90.06
₫2,291,539
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$204.96
kr1,435.09
|
$106.00
₫2,697,156
|
|
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