Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 27.0% cheaper than Portugal.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 60.1% less for restaurants
Portugal
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.57
€8.79
|
$1.96
₫48,516
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
€6.75
|
$4.91
₫121,371
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
€1.41
|
$0.59
₫14,678
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
€1.05
|
$0.38
₫9,502
|
|
pay 7.5% more for groceries
Portugal
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.19
|
$1.11
₫27,327
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
€4.05
|
$6.92
₫171,105
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.12
€2.87
|
$5.46
₫134,955
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.12
|
$1.62
₫39,971
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
€2.54
|
$1.78
₫44,038
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$1.40
₫34,548
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.54
|
$0.52
₫12,864
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.62
|
$0.78
₫19,211
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.77
|
$0.49
₫12,218
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.48
|
$0.55
₫13,705
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.54
|
$0.54
₫13,328
|
|
pay 32.9% less for transportation
Portugal
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
€7.22
|
$4.05
₫100,134
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.99
€35.80
|
$8.00
₫197,673
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,824.46
€26,468.06
|
$40,523.11
₫1,001,683,682
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.59
€9.72
|
$5.93
₫146,700
|
|
pay 59.0% less for housing
Portugal
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.30
€36.08
|
$10.02
₫247,617
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$706.14
€648.42
|
$364.76
₫9,016,540
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$551.18
€506.12
|
$221.46
₫5,474,184
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.45
€82.13
|
$41.86
₫1,034,659
|
|
pay 4.3% less for childcare
Portugal
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.18
€324.31
|
$226.70
₫5,603,868
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,965.43
€7,314.26
|
$10,132.35
₫250,459,877
|
|
pay 38.5% less for entertainment and sports
Portugal
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
€1.91
|
$0.94
₫23,138
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.40
|
$1.86
₫46,022
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
€5.11
|
$1.29
₫31,839
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.08
€34.97
|
$24.96
₫617,070
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.48
€6.87
|
$3.86
₫95,400
|
|
pay 1.9% less for clothing
Portugal
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.28
€70.04
|
$33.66
₫832,088
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.29
€30.56
|
$29.49
₫728,973
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.03
€63.39
|
$90.06
₫2,226,115
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.02
€75.32
|
$106.00
₫2,620,151
|
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