Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 33.9% cheaper than Kamloops.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Kamloops, you would:
pay 77.8% less for restaurants
|
Kamloops
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.28
CA$28.98
|
$1.84
₫46,730
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.64
CA$14.49
|
$4.33
₫110,218
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
CA$3.40
|
$0.55
₫13,951
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
CA$2.68
|
$0.34
₫8,775
|
|
pay 51.3% less for groceries
|
Kamloops
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.89
CA$3.93
|
$0.88
₫22,483
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.05
CA$6.88
|
$6.02
₫153,101
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.53
CA$17.06
|
$5.38
₫136,997
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.17
CA$5.67
|
$1.49
₫37,937
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.10
CA$8.31
|
$1.52
₫38,607
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.95
CA$2.66
|
$1.26
₫32,184
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
CA$0.98
|
$0.44
₫11,194
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.94
CA$2.64
|
$0.63
₫16,138
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.59
CA$2.16
|
$0.42
₫10,614
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
CA$1.42
|
$0.49
₫12,564
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.99
CA$1.35
|
$0.49
₫12,521
|
|
pay 34.0% less for transportation
|
Kamloops
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.71
CA$6.42
|
$3.48
₫88,533
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$36.69
CA$49.97
|
$6.87
₫174,729
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,936.06
CA$33,956.68
|
$34,303.88
₫872,983,372
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.83
CA$22.91
|
$5.70
₫145,005
|
|
pay 80.0% less for housing
|
Kamloops
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$76.51
CA$104.18
|
$8.95
₫227,890
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,516.70
CA$2,065.37
|
$304.25
₫7,742,624
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,174.22
CA$1,599.00
|
$210.52
₫5,357,494
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.55
CA$194.11
|
$43.00
₫1,094,377
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Kamloops
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$733.89
CA$999.37
|
$212.34
₫5,403,663
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,935.55
CA$3,997.49
|
$11,971.85
₫304,665,921
|
|
pay 73.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kamloops
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
CA$7.50
|
$0.89
₫22,685
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.03
CA$5.49
|
$1.56
₫39,791
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.68
CA$19.99
|
$1.19
₫30,171
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.04
CA$74.95
|
$22.79
₫580,032
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.48
CA$16.99
|
$3.60
₫91,568
|
|
pay 39.0% less for clothing
|
Kamloops
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.61
CA$101.60
|
$28.72
₫731,005
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.93
CA$81.62
|
$23.06
₫586,900
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.57
CA$127.42
|
$81.55
₫2,075,298
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.98
CA$156.57
|
$91.83
₫2,337,046
|
|
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