Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 6.5% cheaper than Lima.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Lima, you would:
pay 31.8% less for restaurants
Lima
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.01
PEN14.78
|
$1.96
₫49,117
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.35
PEN19.71
|
$4.91
₫122,875
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
PEN3.22
|
$0.59
₫14,860
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
PEN2.20
|
$0.38
₫9,619
|
|
pay 24.7% more for groceries
Lima
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
PEN7.01
|
$1.11
₫27,665
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.58
PEN13.20
|
$6.92
₫173,224
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
PEN17.46
|
$5.46
₫136,626
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
PEN7.70
|
$1.62
₫40,466
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
PEN8.69
|
$1.78
₫44,583
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
PEN2.74
|
$1.40
₫34,976
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.71
|
$0.52
₫13,024
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.66
|
$0.78
₫19,449
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.70
|
$0.49
₫12,369
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.41
|
$0.55
₫13,875
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.55
|
$0.54
₫13,494
|
|
pay 13.0% less for transportation
Lima
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.56
PEN20.48
|
$4.05
₫101,374
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.75
PEN61.70
|
$8.00
₫200,122
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,401.64
PEN78,836.65
|
$40,523.11
₫1,014,092,041
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.52
PEN57.16
|
$5.93
₫148,517
|
|
pay 37.5% less for housing
Lima
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.39
PEN104.59
|
$10.02
₫250,684
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.74
PEN1,855.60
|
$364.76
₫9,128,233
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$328.82
PEN1,211.26
|
$221.46
₫5,541,996
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.84
PEN205.69
|
$41.86
₫1,047,476
|
|
pay 46.2% more for childcare
Lima
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.22
PEN737.53
|
$226.70
₫5,673,286
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,654.15
PEN20,828.04
|
$10,132.35
₫253,562,449
|
|
pay 47.7% less for entertainment and sports
Lima
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
PEN7.88
|
$0.94
₫23,425
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.69
PEN9.91
|
$1.86
₫46,592
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.35
PEN19.71
|
$1.29
₫32,233
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.28
PEN137.34
|
$24.96
₫624,714
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.69
PEN24.64
|
$3.86
₫96,581
|
|
pay 13.3% more for clothing
Lima
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.06
PEN154.95
|
$33.66
₫842,396
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.40
PEN104.61
|
$29.49
₫738,003
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.34
PEN266.48
|
$90.06
₫2,253,691
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.12
PEN269.36
|
$106.00
₫2,652,608
|
|
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