Vietnam is 62.2% more expensive than Iran.

If you lived in Vietnam instead of Iran, you would:

pay 26.4% less for restaurants

 
Iran
Vietnam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.56
IRR191,784
$1.96
₫48,618
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.01
IRR168,751
$4.91
₫121,627
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.93
IRR39,223
$0.59
₫14,709

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pay 46.4% more for groceries

 
Iran
Vietnam
Bread
1 loaf
$0.68
IRR28,522
$1.11
₫27,384
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.84
IRR119,290
$6.92
₫171,465
Milk (1 gallon) $3.85
IRR161,771
$5.46
₫135,239

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pay 33.5% more for transportation

 
Iran
Vietnam
Gasoline (1 gallon) $1.79
IRR75,157
$4.05
₫100,345
Monthly public transit pass $15.27
IRR641,826
$8.00
₫198,090
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $65,156.39
IRR2,738,848,888
$40,523.11
₫1,003,792,613

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pay 22.1% less for housing

 
Iran
Vietnam
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$21.22
IRR892,078
$10.02
₫248,138
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $872.38
IRR36,670,411
$364.76
₫9,035,524
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $625.11
IRR26,276,658
$221.46
₫5,485,710

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pay 5.4 times more for childcare

 
Iran
Vietnam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $120.13
IRR5,049,711
$226.70
₫5,615,666
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,125.87
IRR47,325,928
$10,132.35
₫250,987,191

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pay 8.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
Iran
Vietnam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.92
IRR38,680
$0.94
₫23,187
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.71
IRR71,957
$1.86
₫46,119
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.40
IRR100,775
$1.29
₫31,906

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pay 31.8% less for clothing

 
Iran
Vietnam
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$53.23
IRR2,237,658
$33.66
₫833,840
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$54.57
IRR2,294,036
$29.49
₫730,508
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$195.13
IRR8,202,352
$90.06
₫2,230,802

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