Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 23.8% cheaper than Latvia.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Latvia, you would:
pay 53.6% less for restaurants
Latvia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.99
€8.28
|
$1.96
₫48,618
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.17
€5.69
|
$4.91
₫121,627
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
€1.11
|
$0.59
₫14,709
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
€1.01
|
$0.38
₫9,522
|
|
pay 17.5% more for groceries
Latvia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
€1.10
|
$1.11
₫27,384
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.58
€4.21
|
$6.92
₫171,465
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.83
€4.45
|
$5.46
₫135,239
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.38
€2.19
|
$1.62
₫40,055
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
€2.97
|
$1.78
₫44,130
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
€0.45
|
$1.40
₫34,621
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.67
|
$0.52
₫12,892
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.78
₫19,251
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.20
|
$0.49
₫12,244
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
€0.29
|
$0.55
₫13,734
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
€0.33
|
$0.54
₫13,357
|
|
pay 14.3% less for transportation
Latvia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.32
€6.74
|
$4.05
₫100,345
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.37
€35.34
|
$8.00
₫198,090
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.27
€19,744.49
|
$40,523.11
₫1,003,792,613
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.64
€7.04
|
$5.93
₫147,009
|
|
pay 30.9% less for housing
Latvia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.90
€15.56
|
$10.02
₫248,138
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$342.38
€315.31
|
$364.76
₫9,035,524
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.16
€227.62
|
$221.46
₫5,485,710
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$199.93
€184.12
|
$41.86
₫1,036,837
|
|
pay 21.2% less for childcare
Latvia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$261.48
€240.81
|
$226.70
₫5,615,666
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,283.25
€13,154.16
|
$10,132.35
₫250,987,191
|
|
pay 50.0% less for entertainment and sports
Latvia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.94
€2.71
|
$0.94
₫23,187
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.55
€2.35
|
$1.86
₫46,119
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.55
€4.19
|
$1.29
₫31,906
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.76
€34.77
|
$24.96
₫618,370
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.56
€6.96
|
$3.86
₫95,600
|
|
pay 14.2% less for clothing
Latvia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.48
€63.07
|
$33.66
₫833,840
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.46
€37.26
|
$29.49
₫730,508
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.05
€69.11
|
$90.06
₫2,230,802
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.60
€96.34
|
$106.00
₫2,625,668
|
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