Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 9.3% cheaper than Kuwait.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Kuwait, you would:
pay 24.9% less for restaurants
Kuwait
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
KWD2.120
|
$1.96
₫49,746
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.74
KWD2.070
|
$4.91
₫124,447
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
KWD0.180
|
$0.59
₫15,050
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
KWD0.120
|
$0.38
₫9,742
|
|
pay 8.9% more for groceries
Kuwait
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
KWD0.320
|
$1.11
₫28,019
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.80
KWD0.860
|
$6.92
₫175,441
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
KWD1.940
|
$5.46
₫138,375
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.46
KWD0.760
|
$1.62
₫40,984
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.30
KWD0.710
|
$1.78
₫45,154
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
KWD0.290
|
$1.40
₫35,424
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
KWD0.250
|
$0.52
₫13,191
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
KWD0.230
|
$0.78
₫19,698
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
KWD0.200
|
$0.49
₫12,528
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
KWD0.160
|
$0.55
₫14,053
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
KWD0.150
|
$0.54
₫13,666
|
|
pay 36.6% more for transportation
Kuwait
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.36
KWD0.420
|
$4.05
₫102,672
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.98
KWD14.460
|
$8.00
₫202,684
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,349.52
KWD5,956.650
|
$40,523.11
₫1,027,071,957
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.59
KWD8.490
|
$5.93
₫150,418
|
|
pay 44.1% less for housing
Kuwait
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.41
KWD10.590
|
$10.02
₫253,893
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$792.17
KWD243.860
|
$364.76
₫9,245,070
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$675.48
KWD207.940
|
$221.46
₫5,612,931
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.14
KWD11.130
|
$41.86
₫1,060,883
|
|
pay 37.3% more for childcare
Kuwait
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$303.70
KWD93.490
|
$226.70
₫5,745,902
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,062.92
KWD1,558.600
|
$10,132.35
₫256,807,933
|
|
pay 65.7% less for entertainment and sports
Kuwait
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
KWD0.990
|
$0.94
₫23,725
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.48
KWD1.380
|
$1.86
₫47,188
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.82
KWD0.870
|
$1.29
₫32,646
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$105.23
KWD32.400
|
$24.96
₫632,710
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.22
KWD3.760
|
$3.86
₫97,818
|
|
pay 13.4% less for clothing
Kuwait
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.85
KWD15.350
|
$33.66
₫853,178
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.01
KWD14.160
|
$29.49
₫747,449
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
KWD29.910
|
$90.06
₫2,282,537
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.91
KWD26.750
|
$106.00
₫2,686,561
|
|
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