Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 29.5% more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 36.2% less for restaurants
Madagascar
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
Ar15,207
|
$1.96
₫49,942
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.34
Ar27,879
|
$4.91
₫124,938
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
Ar4,140
|
$0.59
₫15,110
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
Ar2,932
|
$0.38
₫9,781
|
|
pay 53.2% more for groceries
Madagascar
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
Ar3,084
|
$1.11
₫28,130
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.42
Ar19,431
|
$6.92
₫176,133
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
Ar15,271
|
$5.46
₫138,921
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
Ar8,759
|
$1.62
₫41,146
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.55
Ar11,228
|
$1.78
₫45,332
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
Ar3,142
|
$1.40
₫35,563
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
Ar1,035
|
$0.52
₫13,243
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
Ar2,098
|
$0.78
₫19,775
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
Ar1,686
|
$0.49
₫12,577
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
Ar1,104
|
$0.55
₫14,108
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
Ar1,793
|
$0.54
₫13,720
|
|
pay 73.2% more for transportation
Madagascar
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.33
Ar19,060
|
$4.05
₫103,077
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$2.74
Ar12,060
|
$8.00
₫203,483
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,979.86
Ar65,896,735
|
$40,523.11
₫1,031,122,403
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
Ar69,952
|
$5.93
₫151,011
|
|
pay 8.7% less for housing
Madagascar
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.15
Ar255,815
|
$10.02
₫254,894
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.53
Ar2,047,868
|
$364.76
₫9,281,530
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$146.63
Ar645,030
|
$221.46
₫5,635,066
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.25
Ar155,051
|
$41.86
₫1,065,067
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Madagascar
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$138.28
Ar608,278
|
$226.70
₫5,768,562
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,533.71
Ar15,544,871
|
$10,132.35
₫257,820,702
|
|
pay 19.2% less for entertainment and sports
Madagascar
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
Ar4,182
|
$0.94
₫23,818
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
Ar5,322
|
$1.86
₫47,374
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
Ar23,317
|
$1.29
₫32,774
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.48
Ar182,483
|
$24.96
₫635,206
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.76
Ar25,345
|
$3.86
₫98,203
|
|
pay 18.7% more for clothing
Madagascar
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.38
Ar129,259
|
$33.66
₫856,543
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.05
Ar101,380
|
$29.49
₫750,397
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.71
Ar456,208
|
$90.06
₫2,291,539
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.98
Ar321,035
|
$106.00
₫2,697,156
|
|
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