Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 39.8% cheaper than Madrid.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 70.9% less for restaurants
Madrid
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.37
|
$1.96
₫49,942
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
$4.91
₫124,938
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
€2.37
|
$0.59
₫15,110
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
€1.63
|
$0.38
₫9,781
|
|
pay 15.5% less for groceries
Madrid
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
$1.11
₫28,130
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.92
€5.56
|
$6.92
₫176,133
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
€3.66
|
$5.46
₫138,921
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
€2.52
|
$1.62
₫41,146
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.74
€3.51
|
$1.78
₫45,332
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
$1.40
₫35,563
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.52
₫13,243
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.81
|
$0.78
₫19,775
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.97
|
$0.49
₫12,577
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
$0.55
₫14,108
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$0.54
₫13,720
|
|
pay 35.6% less for transportation
Madrid
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.44
€6.98
|
$4.05
₫103,077
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.37
€55.68
|
$8.00
₫203,483
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,693.49
€25,972.78
|
$40,523.11
₫1,031,122,403
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.63
€12.79
|
$5.93
₫151,011
|
|
pay 69.2% less for housing
Madrid
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.19
€32.06
|
$10.02
₫254,894
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,094.67
€1,026.65
|
$364.76
₫9,281,530
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$816.29
€765.57
|
$221.46
₫5,635,066
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$125.07
€117.30
|
$41.86
₫1,065,067
|
|
pay 25.2% less for childcare
Madrid
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$529.47
€496.57
|
$226.70
₫5,768,562
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,499.24
€8,909.02
|
$10,132.35
₫257,820,702
|
|
pay 52.8% less for entertainment and sports
Madrid
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.30
€3.09
|
$0.94
₫23,818
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
€2.04
|
$1.86
₫47,374
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.61
€5.26
|
$1.29
₫32,774
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.71
€39.12
|
$24.96
₫635,206
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.28
|
$3.86
₫98,203
|
|
pay 9.1% less for clothing
Madrid
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.45
€63.26
|
$33.66
₫856,543
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.01
€32.84
|
$29.49
₫750,397
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.87
€72.10
|
$90.06
₫2,291,539
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.21
€88.35
|
$106.00
₫2,697,156
|
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