Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 41.0% cheaper than Montevideo.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Montevideo, you would:
pay 70.4% less for restaurants
Montevideo
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.21
$541.41
|
$1.96
₫48,618
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
$393.75
|
$4.91
₫121,627
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
$72.18
|
$0.59
₫14,709
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
$56.98
|
$0.38
₫9,522
|
|
pay 16.9% less for groceries
Montevideo
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
$96.98
|
$1.11
₫27,384
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.81
$221.60
|
$6.92
₫171,465
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
$162.00
|
$5.46
₫135,239
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
$138.27
|
$1.62
₫40,055
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
$167.42
|
$1.78
₫44,130
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
$32.61
|
$1.40
₫34,621
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
$42.22
|
$0.52
₫12,892
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
$21.34
|
$0.78
₫19,251
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
$47.50
|
$0.49
₫12,244
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
$27.43
|
$0.55
₫13,734
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
$28.39
|
$0.54
₫13,357
|
|
pay 50.0% less for transportation
Montevideo
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.51
$286.16
|
$4.05
₫100,345
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.50
$1,771.89
|
$8.00
₫198,090
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,329.05
$1,575,012.08
|
$40,523.11
₫1,003,792,613
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.24
$733.37
|
$5.93
₫147,009
|
|
pay 58.1% less for housing
Montevideo
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.79
$1,554.61
|
$10.02
₫248,138
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$599.74
$22,855.58
|
$364.76
₫9,035,524
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.10
$18,867.97
|
$221.46
₫5,485,710
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.42
$4,246.04
|
$41.86
₫1,036,837
|
|
pay 2.7% more for childcare
Montevideo
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.02
$13,453.23
|
$226.70
₫5,615,666
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,177.69
$273,535.30
|
$10,132.35
₫250,987,191
|
|
pay 61.1% less for entertainment and sports
Montevideo
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
$118.13
|
$0.94
₫23,187
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
$148.86
|
$1.86
₫46,119
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.78
$182.11
|
$1.29
₫31,906
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.84
$1,937.44
|
$24.96
₫618,370
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.56
$364.22
|
$3.86
₫95,600
|
|
pay 33.5% less for clothing
Montevideo
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.50
$3,868.01
|
$33.66
₫833,840
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.37
$1,766.97
|
$29.49
₫730,508
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.79
$4,565.17
|
$90.06
₫2,230,802
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.62
$4,291.91
|
$106.00
₫2,625,668
|
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