Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 27.6% cheaper than Northern Mariana Islands.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Northern Mariana Islands, you would:
pay 64.5% less for restaurants
|
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Vietnam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
|
$1.96
₫49,117
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$4.91
₫122,875
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$0.59
₫14,860
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
|
$0.38
₫9,619
|
|
pay 32.8% less for groceries
|
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Vietnam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.90
|
$1.11
₫27,665
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.50
|
$6.92
₫173,224
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
|
$5.46
₫136,626
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.66
|
$1.62
₫40,466
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
|
$1.78
₫44,583
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.40
₫34,976
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.52
₫13,024
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.78
₫19,449
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.49
₫12,369
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
|
$0.55
₫13,875
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.54
₫13,494
|
|
pay 34.5% less for transportation
|
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Vietnam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.66
|
$4.05
₫101,374
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$8.00
₫200,122
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$40,523.11
₫1,014,092,041
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.46
|
$5.93
₫148,517
|
|
pay 65.6% less for housing
|
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$111.25
|
$10.02
₫250,684
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$650.00
|
$364.76
₫9,128,233
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.00
|
$221.46
₫5,541,996
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.63
|
$41.86
₫1,047,476
|
|
pay 68.2% more for childcare
|
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$189.50
|
$226.70
₫5,673,286
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,674.00
|
$10,132.35
₫253,562,449
|
|
pay 63.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Vietnam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
|
$0.94
₫23,425
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.67
|
$1.86
₫46,592
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.29
₫32,233
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.75
|
$24.96
₫624,714
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.00
|
$3.86
₫96,581
|
|
pay 0.7% less for clothing
|
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Vietnam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.75
|
$33.66
₫842,396
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.50
|
$29.49
₫738,003
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
|
$90.06
₫2,253,691
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
|
$106.00
₫2,652,608
|
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