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
kr153.66
|
$1.96
₫47,623
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$19.03
kr133.17
|
$4.91
₫119,136
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.40
kr23.82
|
$0.59
₫14,408
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.68
kr18.78
|
$0.38
₫9,327
|
|
pay 45.1% less for groceries
|
Faroe Islands
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.00
kr28.00
|
$1.11
₫26,823
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.32
kr51.22
|
$6.92
₫167,954
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.02
kr49.12
|
$5.46
₫132,470
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
kr26.98
|
$1.62
₫39,235
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
kr18.59
|
$1.78
₫43,227
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
kr9.29
|
$1.40
₫33,912
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.43
kr9.99
|
$0.52
₫12,628
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
kr11.62
|
$0.78
₫18,857
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
kr12.08
|
$0.49
₫11,993
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.55
₫13,453
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.32
kr16.26
|
$0.54
₫13,083
|
|
pay 23.1% less for transportation
|
Faroe Islands
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
kr47.50
|
$4.05
₫98,290
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$8.00
₫194,034
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,041.61
kr301,179.34
|
$40,523.11
₫983,239,719
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.93
₫143,999
|
|
pay 72.0% less for housing
|
Faroe Islands
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.56
kr409.77
|
$10.02
₫243,058
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$976.00
kr6,829.46
|
$364.76
₫8,850,519
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$805.20
kr5,634.31
|
$221.46
₫5,373,388
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.39
kr982.36
|
$41.86
₫1,015,608
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for childcare
|
Faroe Islands
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$366.00
kr2,561.05
|
$226.70
₫5,500,684
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,090.92
kr7,633.58
|
$10,132.35
₫245,848,169
|
|
pay 74.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Faroe Islands
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.78
kr61.47
|
$0.94
₫22,712
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.67
kr39.70
|
$1.86
₫45,174
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.52
kr66.59
|
$1.29
₫31,252
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.36
kr394.40
|
$24.96
₫605,708
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.64
kr102.44
|
$3.86
₫93,643
|
|
pay 49.8% less for clothing
|
Faroe Islands
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$136.64
kr956.12
|
$33.66
₫816,767
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.58
kr332.94
|
$29.49
₫715,551
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$143.96
kr1,007.35
|
$90.06
₫2,185,126
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$204.96
kr1,434.19
|
$106.00
₫2,571,907
|
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