Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 86.6% more expensive than Puerto Plata.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Puerto Plata, you would:
pay 44.3% less for restaurants
Puerto Plata
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.14
DOP299.39
|
$1.84
₫46,730
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.85
DOP399.19
|
$4.33
₫110,218
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
DOP52.20
|
$0.55
₫13,951
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
DOP32.02
|
$0.34
₫8,775
|
|
pay 6.7% less for groceries
Puerto Plata
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.13
DOP123.87
|
$0.88
₫22,483
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.43
DOP199.92
|
$6.02
₫153,101
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.78
DOP220.37
|
$5.38
₫136,997
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
DOP94.46
|
$1.49
₫37,937
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.63
DOP94.81
|
$1.52
₫38,607
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
DOP75.77
|
$1.26
₫32,184
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.26
DOP14.97
|
$0.44
₫11,194
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
DOP73.00
|
$0.63
₫16,138
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
DOP42.08
|
$0.42
₫10,614
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
DOP48.00
|
$0.49
₫12,564
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
DOP64.03
|
$0.49
₫12,521
|
|
pay 37.6% less for transportation
Puerto Plata
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
DOP243.21
|
$3.48
₫88,533
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.83
DOP1,796.37
|
$6.87
₫174,729
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,114.79
DOP1,696,570.10
|
$34,303.88
₫872,983,372
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.92
DOP1,277.42
|
$5.70
₫145,005
|
|
pay 15.3% less for housing
Puerto Plata
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.61
DOP2,599.74
|
$8.95
₫227,890
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$268.02
DOP15,618.25
|
$304.25
₫7,742,624
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$245.48
DOP14,304.41
|
$210.52
₫5,357,494
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.02
DOP2,098.70
|
$43.00
₫1,094,377
|
|
pay 8.3 times more for childcare
Puerto Plata
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$42.82
DOP2,494.96
|
$212.34
₫5,403,663
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,027.58
DOP59,878.94
|
$11,971.85
₫304,665,921
|
|
pay 22.2% less for entertainment and sports
Puerto Plata
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.40
DOP139.72
|
$0.89
₫22,685
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.33
DOP77.51
|
$1.56
₫39,791
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.43
DOP199.60
|
$1.19
₫30,171
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.27
DOP1,064.51
|
$22.79
₫580,032
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.80
DOP279.44
|
$3.60
₫91,568
|
|
pay 2.0% more for clothing
Puerto Plata
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.65
DOP2,135.51
|
$28.72
₫731,005
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.91
DOP2,558.59
|
$23.06
₫586,900
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.44
DOP4,104.69
|
$81.55
₫2,075,298
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.88
DOP3,314.34
|
$91.83
₫2,337,046
|
|
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