Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 38.2% cheaper than Portugal.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 67.4% less for restaurants
|
Portugal
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.94
€9.86
|
$1.84
₫45,128
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.34
€7.52
|
$4.33
₫106,440
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
€1.51
|
$0.55
₫13,473
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
€1.07
|
$0.34
₫8,474
|
|
pay 20.9% less for groceries
|
Portugal
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
€1.37
|
$0.88
₫21,712
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.43
€4.89
|
$6.02
₫147,853
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.81
€3.43
|
$5.38
₫132,300
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.88
€2.59
|
$1.49
₫36,636
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.25
€2.93
|
$1.52
₫37,284
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.84
|
$1.26
₫31,080
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.54
|
$0.44
₫10,810
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.73
|
$0.63
₫15,585
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.96
|
$0.42
₫10,250
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.58
|
$0.49
₫12,133
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.77
|
$0.49
₫12,092
|
|
pay 42.1% less for transportation
|
Portugal
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.92
€6.24
|
$3.48
₫85,498
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.18
€34.40
|
$6.87
₫168,738
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,478.09
€29,266.98
|
$34,303.88
₫843,054,390
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.87
€8.89
|
$5.70
₫140,033
|
|
pay 66.2% less for housing
|
Portugal
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.03
€36.07
|
$8.95
₫220,077
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$868.97
€783.05
|
$304.25
₫7,477,179
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$680.04
€612.81
|
$210.52
₫5,173,820
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.68
€82.62
|
$43.00
₫1,056,858
|
|
pay 3.5% more for childcare
|
Portugal
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$397.00
€357.75
|
$212.34
₫5,218,406
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,801.09
€7,029.80
|
$11,971.85
₫294,220,888
|
|
pay 50.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Portugal
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
€2.09
|
$0.89
₫21,907
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
€1.62
|
$1.56
₫38,427
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.63
€5.08
|
$1.19
₫29,137
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.44
€36.44
|
$22.79
₫560,147
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.87
€7.09
|
$3.60
₫88,429
|
|
pay 23.8% less for clothing
|
Portugal
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.48
€66.21
|
$28.72
₫705,943
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.58
€30.26
|
$23.06
₫566,779
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.41
€71.56
|
$81.55
₫2,004,149
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.29
€87.67
|
$91.83
₫2,256,924
|
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