Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 60.1% cheaper than Maryland.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Maryland, you would:
pay 76.1% less for restaurants
Maryland
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.12
|
$1.84
₫45,576
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.23
|
$4.33
₫107,497
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
|
$0.55
₫13,607
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
|
$0.34
₫8,558
|
|
pay 50.3% less for groceries
Maryland
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.48
|
$0.88
₫21,927
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.61
|
$6.02
₫149,321
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.17
|
$5.38
₫133,614
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.85
|
$1.49
₫37,000
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.94
|
$1.52
₫37,654
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.39
|
$1.26
₫31,389
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
|
$0.44
₫10,917
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.33
|
$0.63
₫15,739
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.38
|
$0.42
₫10,352
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.52
|
$0.49
₫12,254
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.34
|
$0.49
₫12,212
|
|
pay 32.4% less for transportation
Maryland
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
|
$3.48
₫86,347
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.12
|
$6.87
₫170,414
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,251.27
|
$34,303.88
₫851,424,673
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.26
|
$5.70
₫141,424
|
|
pay 82.4% less for housing
Maryland
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.42
|
$8.95
₫222,262
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,838.28
|
$304.25
₫7,551,416
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,534.25
|
$210.52
₫5,225,188
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$152.37
|
$43.00
₫1,067,351
|
|
pay 74.2% less for childcare
Maryland
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,587.88
|
$212.34
₫5,270,217
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$31,407.60
|
$11,971.85
₫297,142,066
|
|
pay 77.0% less for entertainment and sports
Maryland
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.77
|
$0.89
₫22,125
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.71
|
$1.56
₫38,809
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.65
|
$1.19
₫29,426
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.02
|
$22.79
₫565,708
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.25
|
$3.60
₫89,307
|
|
pay 28.6% less for clothing
Maryland
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.77
|
$28.72
₫712,952
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.64
|
$23.06
₫572,406
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.87
|
$81.55
₫2,024,047
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.73
|
$91.83
₫2,279,332
|
|
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