Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 9.8% more expensive than Managua.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Managua, you would:
pay 32.2% less for restaurants
Managua
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.95
C$183.12
|
$1.96
₫49,942
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.52
C$204.12
|
$4.91
₫124,938
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
C$23.86
|
$0.59
₫15,110
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
C$28.06
|
$0.38
₫9,781
|
|
pay 15.0% more for groceries
Managua
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
C$51.07
|
$1.11
₫28,130
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.90
C$70.26
|
$6.92
₫176,133
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.95
C$145.92
|
$5.46
₫138,921
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
C$73.14
|
$1.62
₫41,146
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
C$84.80
|
$1.78
₫45,332
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.18
C$80.71
|
$1.40
₫35,563
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
C$17.86
|
$0.52
₫13,243
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
C$28.66
|
$0.78
₫19,775
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
C$25.66
|
$0.49
₫12,577
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
C$24.92
|
$0.55
₫14,108
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
C$20.34
|
$0.54
₫13,720
|
|
pay 8.9% more for transportation
Managua
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.73
C$174.75
|
$4.05
₫103,077
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
C$369.60
|
$8.00
₫203,483
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,000.00
C$702,240.00
|
$40,523.11
₫1,031,122,403
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.46
C$386.70
|
$5.93
₫151,011
|
|
pay 7.5% less for housing
Managua
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.25
C$2,152.74
|
$10.02
₫254,894
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$235.71
C$8,712.00
|
$364.76
₫9,281,530
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.67
C$6,899.20
|
$221.46
₫5,635,066
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.74
C$1,949.23
|
$41.86
₫1,065,067
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Managua
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.63
C$4,680.40
|
$226.70
₫5,768,562
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,774.75
C$139,514.71
|
$10,132.35
₫257,820,702
|
|
pay 36.5% less for entertainment and sports
Managua
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
C$72.07
|
$0.94
₫23,818
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
C$80.10
|
$1.86
₫47,374
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
C$110.88
|
$1.29
₫32,774
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.40
C$1,123.62
|
$24.96
₫635,206
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.57
C$242.93
|
$3.86
₫98,203
|
|
pay 2.9% less for clothing
Managua
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.93
C$1,734.54
|
$33.66
₫856,543
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.70
C$1,578.02
|
$29.49
₫750,397
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.56
C$2,866.66
|
$90.06
₫2,291,539
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.63
C$2,979.97
|
$106.00
₫2,697,156
|
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