Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 0.9% cheaper than Peru.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Peru, you would:
pay 36.6% less for restaurants
Peru
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.74
PEN13.95
|
$1.92
₫48,745
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.76
PEN21.49
|
$4.34
₫110,190
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
PEN3.48
|
$0.54
₫13,672
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
PEN1.75
|
$0.33
₫8,255
|
|
pay 9.9% more for groceries
Peru
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
PEN7.91
|
$0.90
₫22,909
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
PEN12.00
|
$6.05
₫153,692
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.63
PEN17.27
|
$5.46
₫138,646
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
PEN9.97
|
$1.46
₫37,079
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
PEN8.97
|
$1.55
₫39,273
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
PEN2.65
|
$1.20
₫30,406
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.44
|
$0.43
₫10,818
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
PEN1.63
|
$0.57
₫14,478
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.69
|
$0.45
₫11,338
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
PEN1.62
|
$0.48
₫12,082
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.45
|
$0.48
₫12,238
|
|
pay 21.2% less for transportation
Peru
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.19
PEN19.34
|
$3.47
₫88,029
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.61
PEN65.65
|
$7.11
₫180,448
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,522.48
PEN76,516.62
|
$35,423.92
₫899,312,637
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.04
PEN59.80
|
$5.64
₫143,236
|
|
pay 21.0% less for housing
Peru
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.54
PEN106.41
|
$8.68
₫220,443
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$324.84
PEN1,211.16
|
$297.09
₫7,542,249
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.27
PEN892.08
|
$207.27
₫5,261,980
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
PEN138.58
|
$39.91
₫1,013,234
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Peru
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.53
PEN635.82
|
$205.27
₫5,211,126
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,073.87
PEN15,189.14
|
$12,496.31
₫317,245,763
|
|
pay 49.9% less for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.47
PEN9.20
|
$0.88
₫22,248
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
PEN10.60
|
$1.58
₫40,119
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
PEN20.13
|
$1.27
₫32,134
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.14
PEN119.83
|
$22.09
₫560,809
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.04
PEN18.77
|
$3.38
₫85,763
|
|
pay 0.7% less for clothing
Peru
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.67
PEN159.08
|
$28.00
₫710,766
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.03
PEN97.04
|
$22.19
₫563,435
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.63
PEN248.44
|
$79.50
₫2,018,159
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.87
PEN234.40
|
$79.86
₫2,027,360
|
|
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