Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 59.7% more expensive than Praia.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Praia, you would:
pay 48.2% less for restaurants
Praia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.67
CVE482.89
|
$1.96
₫49,942
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
CVE611.01
|
$4.91
₫124,938
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
CVE146.01
|
$0.59
₫15,110
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
CVE98.70
|
$0.38
₫9,781
|
|
pay 0.5% more for groceries
Praia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
CVE122.46
|
$1.11
₫28,130
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
CVE332.88
|
$6.92
₫176,133
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.53
CVE364.93
|
$5.46
₫138,921
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
CVE255.26
|
$1.62
₫41,146
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.98
CVE204.40
|
$1.78
₫45,332
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
CVE127.03
|
$1.40
₫35,563
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
CVE92.38
|
$0.52
₫13,243
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
CVE92.38
|
$0.78
₫19,775
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
CVE97.00
|
$0.49
₫12,577
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
CVE62.36
|
$0.55
₫14,108
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
CVE66.98
|
$0.54
₫13,720
|
|
pay 25.2% less for transportation
Praia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.38
CVE659.53
|
$4.05
₫103,077
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.69
CVE2,138.52
|
$8.00
₫203,483
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,607.54
CVE2,749,524.85
|
$40,523.11
₫1,031,122,403
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.30
CVE1,374.76
|
$5.93
₫151,011
|
|
pay 4.8% less for housing
Praia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.11
CVE6,211.89
|
$10.02
₫254,894
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$246.37
CVE25,458.56
|
$364.76
₫9,281,530
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$148.36
CVE15,331.21
|
$221.46
₫5,635,066
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.56
CVE6,464.72
|
$41.86
₫1,065,067
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for childcare
Praia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.40
CVE7,894.94
|
$226.70
₫5,768,562
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,064.30
CVE109,980.99
|
$10,132.35
₫257,820,702
|
|
pay 30.0% less for entertainment and sports
Praia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.27
CVE234.99
|
$0.94
₫23,818
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
CVE153.68
|
$1.86
₫47,374
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
CVE458.25
|
$1.29
₫32,774
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.92
CVE2,885.30
|
$24.96
₫635,206
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.91
CVE611.01
|
$3.86
₫98,203
|
|
pay 1.2% more for clothing
Praia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$33.66
₫856,543
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.56
CVE3,055.03
|
$29.49
₫750,397
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.84
CVE8,146.74
|
$90.06
₫2,291,539
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.26
CVE12,220.11
|
$106.00
₫2,697,156
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Vietnam or Praia. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.