Vietnam is 47.3% cheaper than North Carolina.

If you lived in Vietnam instead of North Carolina, you would:

pay 68.8% less for restaurants

 
North Carolina
Vietnam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $15.15
 
$1.96
₫48,516
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.24
 
$4.91
₫121,371
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.10
 
$0.59
₫14,678

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pay 36.0% less for groceries

 
North Carolina
Vietnam
Bread
1 loaf
$3.04
 
$1.11
₫27,327
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.41
 
$6.92
₫171,105
Milk (1 gallon) $3.37
 
$5.46
₫134,955

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pay 16.0% less for transportation

 
North Carolina
Vietnam
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.24
 
$4.05
₫100,134
Monthly public transit pass $52.45
 
$8.00
₫197,673
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,513.75
 
$40,523.11
₫1,001,683,682

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pay 77.2% less for housing

 
North Carolina
Vietnam
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$66.74
 
$10.02
₫247,617
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,481.44
 
$364.76
₫9,016,540
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,208.87
 
$221.46
₫5,474,184

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pay 61.7% less for childcare

 
North Carolina
Vietnam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,073.46
 
$226.70
₫5,603,868
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $18,256.56
 
$10,132.35
₫250,459,877

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pay 64.4% less for entertainment and sports

 
North Carolina
Vietnam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.33
 
$0.94
₫23,138
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.35
 
$1.86
₫46,022
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$7.59
 
$1.29
₫31,839

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pay 6.7% less for clothing

 
North Carolina
Vietnam
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$42.84
 
$33.66
₫832,088
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$37.91
 
$29.49
₫728,973
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$75.67
 
$90.06
₫2,226,115

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