Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 48.8% cheaper than Reykjavik.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Reykjavik, you would:
pay 78.9% less for restaurants
Reykjavik
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.40
kr2,599
|
$1.96
₫49,942
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.62
kr2,207
|
$4.91
₫124,938
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
kr358
|
$0.59
₫15,110
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
kr286
|
$0.38
₫9,781
|
|
pay 43.2% less for groceries
Reykjavik
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.40
kr481
|
$1.11
₫28,130
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
kr1,016
|
$6.92
₫176,133
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.90
kr833
|
$5.46
₫138,921
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.64
kr797
|
$1.62
₫41,146
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.08
kr1,142
|
$1.78
₫45,332
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
kr221
|
$1.40
₫35,563
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
kr132
|
$0.52
₫13,243
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
kr174
|
$0.78
₫19,775
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
kr313
|
$0.49
₫12,577
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
kr176
|
$0.55
₫14,108
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
kr97
|
$0.54
₫13,720
|
|
pay 53.2% less for transportation
Reykjavik
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.90
kr1,257
|
$4.05
₫103,077
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.56
kr9,260
|
$8.00
₫203,483
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,150.35
kr5,247,487
|
$40,523.11
₫1,031,122,403
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.44
kr4,159
|
$5.93
₫151,011
|
|
pay 71.3% less for housing
Reykjavik
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
kr9,046
|
$10.02
₫254,894
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,613.16
kr227,859
|
$364.76
₫9,281,530
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,379.70
kr194,883
|
$221.46
₫5,635,066
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.31
kr9,791
|
$41.86
₫1,065,067
|
|
pay 23.8% more for childcare
Reykjavik
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.44
kr39,894
|
$226.70
₫5,768,562
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,058.18
kr855,718
|
$10,132.35
₫257,820,702
|
|
pay 74.5% less for entertainment and sports
Reykjavik
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.47
kr1,338
|
$0.94
₫23,818
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.53
kr640
|
$1.86
₫47,374
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.66
kr1,646
|
$1.29
₫32,774
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.30
kr9,507
|
$24.96
₫635,206
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.66
kr1,929
|
$3.86
₫98,203
|
|
pay 44.4% less for clothing
Reykjavik
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$108.17
kr15,278
|
$33.66
₫856,543
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.41
kr6,132
|
$29.49
₫750,397
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$137.74
kr19,456
|
$90.06
₫2,291,539
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$182.49
kr25,777
|
$106.00
₫2,697,156
|
|
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