Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 57.5% cheaper than North Carolina.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of North Carolina, you would:
pay 76.3% less for restaurants
|
North Carolina
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.10
|
$1.84
₫45,480
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.57
|
$4.33
₫107,270
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
|
$0.55
₫13,578
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
|
$0.34
₫8,540
|
|
pay 44.4% less for groceries
|
North Carolina
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.40
|
$0.88
₫21,881
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
|
$6.02
₫149,006
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.51
|
$5.38
₫133,333
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.07
|
$1.49
₫36,922
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.63
|
$1.52
₫37,574
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.24
|
$1.26
₫31,323
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
|
$0.44
₫10,894
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.03
|
$0.63
₫15,706
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.06
|
$0.42
₫10,330
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
|
$0.49
₫12,228
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.54
|
$0.49
₫12,186
|
|
pay 36.2% less for transportation
|
North Carolina
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.18
|
$3.48
₫86,165
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$60.50
|
$6.87
₫170,055
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,489.18
|
$34,303.88
₫849,632,054
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.79
|
$5.70
₫141,126
|
|
pay 79.3% less for housing
|
North Carolina
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.54
|
$8.95
₫221,794
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,572.30
|
$304.25
₫7,535,517
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,313.14
|
$210.52
₫5,214,187
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$126.22
|
$43.00
₫1,065,104
|
|
pay 66.9% less for childcare
|
North Carolina
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,363.43
|
$212.34
₫5,259,121
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,664.79
|
$11,971.85
₫296,516,453
|
|
pay 72.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
North Carolina
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.03
|
$0.89
₫22,078
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.93
|
$1.56
₫38,727
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.78
|
$1.19
₫29,364
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.56
|
$22.79
₫564,517
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.84
|
$3.60
₫89,119
|
|
pay 27.1% less for clothing
|
North Carolina
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.05
|
$28.72
₫711,451
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.67
|
$23.06
₫571,201
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.94
|
$81.55
₫2,019,786
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.94
|
$91.83
₫2,274,533
|
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