Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 3.4 times more expensive than Ho Chi Minh City.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Ho Chi Minh City, you would:
pay 6.3 times more for restaurants
Ho Chi Minh City
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.97
₫50,032
|
$19.51
ISK2,723
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.32
₫110,070
|
$16.45
ISK2,295
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
₫13,185
|
$2.70
ISK377
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
₫8,057
|
$1.95
ISK273
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Ho Chi Minh City
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
₫27,900
|
$3.16
ISK440
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
₫145,063
|
$6.72
ISK937
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.72
₫145,515
|
$6.27
ISK875
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.53
₫38,905
|
$6.03
ISK841
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.67
₫42,629
|
$7.60
ISK1,061
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
₫38,405
|
$1.13
ISK157
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,255
|
$1.01
ISK141
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
₫15,494
|
$1.15
ISK161
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫13,222
|
$1.71
ISK239
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
₫14,935
|
$1.13
ISK158
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
₫14,320
|
$0.68
ISK95
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
Ho Chi Minh City
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.54
₫90,011
|
$8.42
ISK1,175
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.81
₫275,175
|
$68.29
ISK9,530
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,553.64
₫930,591,829
|
$39,714.69
ISK5,541,788
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.62
₫143,096
|
$23.23
ISK3,241
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
Ho Chi Minh City
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.20
₫259,689
|
$74.47
ISK10,392
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$528.29
₫13,449,462
|
$1,518.94
ISK211,953
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$306.13
₫7,793,552
|
$1,325.48
ISK184,957
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.07
₫1,427,416
|
$66.99
ISK9,348
|
|
pay 37.6% less for childcare
Ho Chi Minh City
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$298.26
₫7,593,064
|
$254.97
ISK35,578
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,288.19
₫389,210,636
|
$5,993.83
ISK836,378
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Ho Chi Minh City
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.18
₫30,019
|
$9.37
ISK1,308
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
₫48,078
|
$4.61
ISK644
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.18
₫30,019
|
$11.22
ISK1,565
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.59
₫651,379
|
$60.00
ISK8,373
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.72
₫120,076
|
$13.94
ISK1,945
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Ho Chi Minh City
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.17
₫971,671
|
$108.23
ISK15,103
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.07
₫739,944
|
$59.73
ISK8,335
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.81
₫2,617,454
|
$146.94
ISK20,504
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.17
₫2,524,683
|
$169.24
ISK23,616
|
|
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