Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 2.7 times more expensive than Ibague.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Ibague, you would:
pay 0.5% more for restaurants
Ibague
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.20
COP8,543.92
|
$1.96
₫49,967
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.18
COP16,233.45
|
$4.91
₫125,002
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
COP2,563.18
|
$0.59
₫15,117
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
COP1,423.99
|
$0.38
₫9,786
|
|
pay 98.5% more for groceries
Ibague
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
COP3,388.87
|
$1.11
₫28,144
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.73
COP6,724.57
|
$6.92
₫176,223
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.02
COP11,740.24
|
$5.46
₫138,992
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
COP6,806.66
|
$1.62
₫41,167
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.21
COP4,689.31
|
$1.78
₫45,355
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
COP2,877.09
|
$1.40
₫35,582
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.23
COP878.69
|
$0.52
₫13,249
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.20
COP775.99
|
$0.78
₫19,785
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
COP1,289.93
|
$0.49
₫12,583
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
COP1,365.95
|
$0.55
₫14,115
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
COP1,729.21
|
$0.54
₫13,727
|
|
pay 40.4% more for transportation
Ibague
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.51
COP9,757.48
|
$4.05
₫103,129
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.54
COP83,730.41
|
$8.00
₫203,586
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,739.25
COP53,399,495.05
|
$40,523.11
₫1,031,647,414
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.73
COP33,928.37
|
$5.93
₫151,088
|
|
pay 90.5% more for housing
Ibague
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.12
COP62,655.41
|
$10.02
₫255,024
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$115.41
COP448,555.76
|
$364.76
₫9,286,256
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$109.91
COP427,195.96
|
$221.46
₫5,637,936
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.98
COP89,326.90
|
$41.86
₫1,065,609
|
|
pay 9.8 times more for childcare
Ibague
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$21.98
COP85,439.19
|
$226.70
₫5,771,499
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,099.14
COP4,271,959.60
|
$10,132.35
₫257,951,975
|
|
pay 37.3% more for entertainment and sports
Ibague
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.77
COP2,990.37
|
$0.94
₫23,831
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.06
COP4,129.56
|
$1.86
₫47,398
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.30
COP12,815.88
|
$1.29
₫32,791
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.29
COP55,535.47
|
$24.96
₫635,529
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.20
COP8,543.92
|
$3.86
₫98,253
|
|
pay 65.2% more for clothing
Ibague
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.24
COP191,383.79
|
$33.66
₫856,979
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.58
COP111,070.95
|
$29.49
₫750,779
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.32
COP401,564.20
|
$90.06
₫2,292,706
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$26.38
COP102,527.03
|
$106.00
₫2,698,529
|
|
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