Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 3.8% cheaper than Port Louis.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Port Louis, you would:
pay 44.5% less for restaurants
|
Port Louis
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.65
Rs262
|
$2.06
₫46,802
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.67
Rs194
|
$4.84
₫109,800
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
Rs36
|
$0.58
₫13,202
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
Rs24
|
$0.39
₫8,843
|
|
pay 18.1% less for groceries
|
Port Louis
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
Rs33
|
$0.90
₫20,407
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.76
Rs163
|
$7.20
₫163,492
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.37
Rs184
|
$5.41
₫122,923
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
Rs69
|
$1.42
₫32,341
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
Rs63
|
$1.65
₫37,550
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
Rs34
|
$1.25
₫28,335
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
Rs36
|
$0.50
₫11,297
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
Rs38
|
$0.72
₫16,458
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
Rs45
|
$0.43
₫9,769
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
Rs29
|
$0.55
₫12,514
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
Rs28
|
$0.47
₫10,718
|
|
pay 24.9% less for transportation
|
Port Louis
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
Rs161
|
$4.22
₫95,720
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.68
Rs777
|
$7.61
₫172,857
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,213.45
Rs932,063
|
$41,229.46
₫936,073,553
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.54
Rs738
|
$5.48
₫124,379
|
|
pay 0.3% less for housing
|
Port Louis
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.42
Rs1,282
|
$10.34
₫234,818
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$343.41
Rs11,762
|
$370.83
₫8,419,258
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$177.56
Rs6,081
|
$231.89
₫5,264,842
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$34.83
Rs1,193
|
$46.24
₫1,049,838
|
|
pay 95.5% more for childcare
|
Port Louis
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.31
Rs5,559
|
$170.02
₫3,860,038
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,673.82
Rs125,829
|
$10,518.96
₫238,822,474
|
|
pay 46.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Port Louis
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
Rs85
|
$0.90
₫20,546
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.43
Rs83
|
$1.83
₫41,442
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.67
Rs194
|
$1.33
₫30,289
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.75
Rs1,087
|
$23.21
₫526,952
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.24
Rs214
|
$3.82
₫86,671
|
|
pay 11.9% more for clothing
|
Port Louis
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.30
Rs1,175
|
$36.93
₫838,372
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.93
Rs1,265
|
$35.21
₫799,394
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.72
Rs2,456
|
$92.94
₫2,110,185
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.75
Rs2,663
|
$89.47
₫2,031,217
|
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