Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 5.5% more expensive than Gaborone.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Gaborone, you would:
pay 38.8% less for restaurants
Gaborone
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.42
P116.66
|
$1.96
₫49,942
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.74
P79.54
|
$4.91
₫124,938
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
P12.26
|
$0.59
₫15,110
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
P7.76
|
$0.38
₫9,781
|
|
pay 17.9% more for groceries
Gaborone
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
P10.46
|
$1.11
₫28,130
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.41
P33.41
|
$6.92
₫176,133
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.54
P62.95
|
$5.46
₫138,921
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.13
P29.57
|
$1.62
₫41,146
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
P27.13
|
$1.78
₫45,332
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
P11.14
|
$1.40
₫35,563
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
P9.88
|
$0.52
₫13,243
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
P13.31
|
$0.78
₫19,775
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
P8.61
|
$0.49
₫12,577
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
P8.60
|
$0.55
₫14,108
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
P9.36
|
$0.54
₫13,720
|
|
pay 5.3% less for transportation
Gaborone
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
P58.10
|
$4.05
₫103,077
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
P318.17
|
$8.00
₫203,483
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,748.78
P259,835.07
|
$40,523.11
₫1,031,122,403
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.98
P263.02
|
$5.93
₫151,011
|
|
pay 2.6% less for housing
Gaborone
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$85.82
P1,189.33
|
$10.02
₫254,894
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$251.58
P3,486.56
|
$364.76
₫9,281,530
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$202.25
P2,802.89
|
$221.46
₫5,635,066
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.90
P469.80
|
$41.86
₫1,065,067
|
|
pay 69.0% more for childcare
Gaborone
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.53
P2,280.19
|
$226.70
₫5,768,562
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,060.26
P70,128.95
|
$10,132.35
₫257,820,702
|
|
pay 37.9% less for entertainment and sports
Gaborone
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
P22.27
|
$0.94
₫23,818
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
P32.08
|
$1.86
₫47,374
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.21
P58.33
|
$1.29
₫32,774
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.61
P465.75
|
$24.96
₫635,206
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.74
P79.54
|
$3.86
₫98,203
|
|
pay 36.2% more for clothing
Gaborone
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.64
P590.88
|
$33.66
₫856,543
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.97
P304.53
|
$29.49
₫750,397
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.75
P772.69
|
$90.06
₫2,291,539
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.31
P863.59
|
$106.00
₫2,697,156
|
|
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