Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 25.1% more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 31.1% less for restaurants
|
Madagascar
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.90
MGA13,582
|
$1.92
₫48,667
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.30
MGA20,122
|
$4.34
₫110,013
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
MGA4,309
|
$0.54
₫13,650
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MGA3,046
|
$0.33
₫8,242
|
|
pay 23.8% more for groceries
|
Madagascar
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
MGA4,303
|
$0.90
₫22,872
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
MGA24,206
|
$6.05
₫153,446
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.71
MGA17,369
|
$5.46
₫138,424
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
MGA8,451
|
$1.46
₫37,019
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.51
MGA11,751
|
$1.55
₫39,210
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
MGA3,004
|
$1.20
₫30,357
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
MGA1,488
|
$0.43
₫10,800
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
MGA2,567
|
$0.57
₫14,455
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MGA1,578
|
$0.45
₫11,319
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MGA1,323
|
$0.48
₫12,063
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
MGA1,723
|
$0.48
₫12,218
|
|
pay 42.0% more for transportation
|
Madagascar
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
MGA20,042
|
$3.47
₫87,888
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$7.11
₫180,159
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,817.99
MGA55,334,742
|
$35,423.92
₫897,872,277
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
MGA58,353
|
$5.64
₫143,007
|
|
pay 41.9% more for housing
|
Madagascar
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.38
MGA273,368
|
$8.68
₫220,090
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$241.73
MGA1,131,847
|
$297.09
₫7,530,169
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$65.00
MGA304,367
|
$207.27
₫5,253,553
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.96
MGA168,387
|
$39.91
₫1,011,611
|
|
pay 69.8% more for childcare
|
Madagascar
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$89.71
MGA420,041
|
$205.27
₫5,202,780
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,292.35
MGA52,873,561
|
$12,496.31
₫316,737,655
|
|
pay 17.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Madagascar
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.91
MGA4,276
|
$0.88
₫22,213
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.13
MGA5,299
|
$1.58
₫40,055
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.46
MGA11,520
|
$1.27
₫32,083
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.89
MGA144,625
|
$22.09
₫559,911
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.45
MGA30,183
|
$3.38
₫85,625
|
|
pay 47.3% more for clothing
|
Madagascar
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.15
MGA66,265
|
$28.00
₫709,628
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.67
MGA73,360
|
$22.19
₫562,533
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.98
MGA337,039
|
$79.50
₫2,014,926
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.39
MGA268,709
|
$79.86
₫2,024,113
|
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