Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 28.9% more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 30.1% less for restaurants
Paraguay
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
₲30,885
|
$1.96
₫49,942
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
₲33,458
|
$4.91
₫124,938
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
₲7,432
|
$0.59
₫15,110
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₲4,338
|
$0.38
₫9,781
|
|
pay 43.8% more for groceries
Paraguay
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
₲5,282
|
$1.11
₫28,130
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
₲23,743
|
$6.92
₫176,133
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
₲21,992
|
$5.46
₫138,921
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
₲13,235
|
$1.62
₫41,146
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
₲12,466
|
$1.78
₫45,332
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₲6,148
|
$1.40
₫35,563
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₲3,255
|
$0.52
₫13,243
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
₲3,842
|
$0.78
₫19,775
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
₲4,623
|
$0.49
₫12,577
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
₲2,591
|
$0.55
₫14,108
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
₲2,463
|
$0.54
₫13,720
|
|
pay 11.0% more for transportation
Paraguay
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
₲30,962
|
$4.05
₫103,077
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
₲172,954
|
$8.00
₫203,483
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
₲113,243,793
|
$40,523.11
₫1,031,122,403
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
₲88,845
|
$5.93
₫151,011
|
|
pay 11.3% less for housing
Paraguay
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
₲152,575
|
$10.02
₫254,894
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.07
₲2,503,043
|
$364.76
₫9,281,530
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.13
₲1,602,857
|
$221.46
₫5,635,066
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.32
₲319,823
|
$41.86
₫1,065,067
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Paraguay
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
₲1,153,028
|
$226.70
₫5,768,562
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
₲16,471,824
|
$10,132.35
₫257,820,702
|
|
pay 21.4% less for entertainment and sports
Paraguay
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
₲8,751
|
$0.94
₫23,818
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
₲15,419
|
$1.86
₫47,374
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
₲13,898
|
$1.29
₫32,774
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.67
₲211,664
|
$24.96
₫635,206
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
₲41,180
|
$3.86
₫98,203
|
|
pay 10.8% more for clothing
Paraguay
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
₲286,970
|
$33.66
₫856,543
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
₲229,919
|
$29.49
₫750,397
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
₲551,982
|
$90.06
₫2,291,539
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
₲553,350
|
$106.00
₫2,697,156
|
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