Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 53.5% cheaper than Iowa.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Iowa, you would:
pay 74.3% less for restaurants
|
Iowa
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.06
|
$1.84
₫46,742
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.56
|
$4.33
₫110,247
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
|
$0.55
₫13,955
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
|
$0.34
₫8,777
|
|
pay 40.8% less for groceries
|
Iowa
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
|
$0.88
₫22,488
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.42
|
$6.02
₫153,140
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.44
|
$5.38
₫137,032
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
|
$1.49
₫37,947
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.79
|
$1.52
₫38,617
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.10
|
$1.26
₫32,192
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
|
$0.44
₫11,197
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
|
$0.63
₫16,142
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.09
|
$0.42
₫10,617
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
|
$0.49
₫12,567
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$0.49
₫12,524
|
|
pay 27.8% less for transportation
|
Iowa
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.22
|
$3.48
₫88,556
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.67
|
$6.87
₫174,773
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,291.62
|
$34,303.88
₫873,205,703
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.84
|
$5.70
₫145,042
|
|
pay 75.9% less for housing
|
Iowa
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.69
|
$8.95
₫227,948
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,107.08
|
$304.25
₫7,744,596
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$831.82
|
$210.52
₫5,358,858
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.13
|
$43.00
₫1,094,656
|
|
pay 60.4% less for childcare
|
Iowa
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,030.74
|
$212.34
₫5,405,039
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,379.75
|
$11,971.85
₫304,743,514
|
|
pay 71.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Iowa
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.03
|
$0.89
₫22,691
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.05
|
$1.56
₫39,802
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.26
|
$1.19
₫30,179
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.83
|
$22.79
₫580,180
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.12
|
$3.60
₫91,591
|
|
pay 24.0% less for clothing
|
Iowa
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.34
|
$28.72
₫731,191
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.37
|
$23.06
₫587,049
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.19
|
$81.55
₫2,075,826
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.97
|
$91.83
₫2,337,642
|
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