Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 22.2% cheaper than Port Of Spain.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Port Of Spain, you would:
pay 53.0% less for restaurants
Port Of Spain
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.78
$80.00
|
$1.96
₫49,746
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.17
$55.50
|
$4.91
₫124,447
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
$6.44
|
$0.59
₫15,050
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
$5.38
|
$0.38
₫9,742
|
|
pay 25.7% less for groceries
Port Of Spain
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.23
$15.14
|
$1.11
₫28,019
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
$26.85
|
$6.92
₫175,441
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.80
$52.98
|
$5.46
₫138,375
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
$24.15
|
$1.62
₫40,984
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.82
$25.97
|
$1.78
₫45,154
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.70
$11.52
|
$1.40
₫35,424
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
$6.63
|
$0.52
₫13,191
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
$7.69
|
$0.78
₫19,698
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.16
$14.67
|
$0.49
₫12,528
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
$3.52
|
$0.55
₫14,053
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
$3.81
|
$0.54
₫13,666
|
|
pay 21.1% less for transportation
Port Of Spain
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.39
$23.00
|
$4.05
₫102,672
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.91
$400.01
|
$8.00
₫202,684
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,293.81
$212,507.82
|
$40,523.11
₫1,027,071,957
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.19
$76.00
|
$5.93
₫150,418
|
|
pay 47.4% less for housing
Port Of Spain
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.98
$332.61
|
$10.02
₫253,893
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$572.99
$3,891.05
|
$364.76
₫9,245,070
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$415.74
$2,823.18
|
$221.46
₫5,612,931
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.25
$388.77
|
$41.86
₫1,060,883
|
|
pay 69.0% more for childcare
Port Of Spain
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.42
$1,170.88
|
$226.70
₫5,745,902
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,908.83
$33,334.56
|
$10,132.35
₫256,807,933
|
|
pay 54.7% less for entertainment and sports
Port Of Spain
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
$12.00
|
$0.94
₫23,725
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
$25.38
|
$1.86
₫47,188
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.04
$41.00
|
$1.29
₫32,646
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.96
$339.30
|
$24.96
₫632,710
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.36
$50.00
|
$3.86
₫97,818
|
|
pay 22.7% less for clothing
Port Of Spain
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.99
$434.56
|
$33.66
₫853,178
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.07
$387.51
|
$29.49
₫747,449
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.63
$683.36
|
$90.06
₫2,282,537
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.80
$623.36
|
$106.00
₫2,686,561
|
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