Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 49.3% cheaper than Jerusalem.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Jerusalem, you would:
pay 77.5% less for restaurants
Jerusalem
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.66
₪62.69
|
$1.96
₫49,745
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
₪56.42
|
$4.91
₫124,446
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
₪9.04
|
$0.59
₫15,050
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
₪7.03
|
$0.38
₫9,742
|
|
pay 19.3% less for groceries
Jerusalem
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
₪7.63
|
$1.11
₫28,019
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.25
₪23.50
|
$6.92
₫175,439
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.63
₪24.93
|
$5.46
₫138,373
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.65
₪13.74
|
$1.62
₫40,984
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.26
₪16.04
|
$1.78
₫45,153
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
₪5.17
|
$1.40
₫35,423
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
₪3.18
|
$0.52
₫13,190
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
₪2.83
|
$0.78
₫19,697
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
₪2.76
|
$0.49
₫12,527
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₪2.07
|
$0.55
₫14,052
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
₪1.71
|
$0.54
₫13,666
|
|
pay 42.5% less for transportation
Jerusalem
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.36
₪27.70
|
$4.05
₫102,671
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.15
₪222.56
|
$8.00
₫202,681
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,461.30
₪140,951.87
|
$40,523.11
₫1,027,058,167
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.11
₪41.79
|
$5.93
₫150,416
|
|
pay 68.6% less for housing
Jerusalem
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.94
₪93.85
|
$10.02
₫253,889
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,371.82
₪5,161.62
|
$364.76
₫9,244,946
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,027.99
₪3,867.92
|
$221.46
₫5,612,856
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.09
₪421.74
|
$41.86
₫1,060,869
|
|
pay 34.9% less for childcare
Jerusalem
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$761.93
₪2,866.84
|
$226.70
₫5,745,824
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,080.39
₪37,928.49
|
$10,132.35
₫256,804,485
|
|
pay 70.0% less for entertainment and sports
Jerusalem
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.78
₪29.26
|
$0.94
₫23,725
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.50
₪13.17
|
$1.86
₫47,187
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.72
₪36.57
|
$1.29
₫32,645
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.48
₪253.90
|
$24.96
₫632,702
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.11
₪41.79
|
$3.86
₫97,816
|
|
pay 32.5% less for clothing
Jerusalem
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.07
₪293.74
|
$33.66
₫853,166
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.54
₪208.97
|
$29.49
₫747,439
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.73
₪416.64
|
$90.06
₫2,282,507
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.55
₪431.01
|
$106.00
₫2,686,525
|
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