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
kr2,511
|
$1.96
₫47,836
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.62
kr2,132
|
$4.91
₫119,670
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
kr346
|
$0.59
₫14,473
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
kr276
|
$0.38
₫9,368
|
|
pay 43.2% less for groceries
|
Reykjavik
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.40
kr465
|
$1.11
₫26,944
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
kr982
|
$6.92
₫168,707
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.90
kr804
|
$5.46
₫133,064
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.64
kr770
|
$1.62
₫39,411
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.08
kr1,103
|
$1.78
₫43,421
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
kr214
|
$1.40
₫34,064
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
kr127
|
$0.52
₫12,684
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
kr168
|
$0.78
₫18,942
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
kr302
|
$0.49
₫12,047
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
kr170
|
$0.55
₫13,513
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
kr94
|
$0.54
₫13,142
|
|
pay 53.2% less for transportation
|
Reykjavik
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.90
kr1,214
|
$4.05
₫98,731
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.56
kr8,946
|
$8.00
₫194,903
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,150.35
kr5,069,537
|
$40,523.11
₫987,647,181
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.44
kr4,018
|
$5.93
₫144,644
|
|
pay 71.3% less for housing
|
Reykjavik
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
kr8,739
|
$10.02
₫244,147
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,613.16
kr220,132
|
$364.76
₫8,890,193
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,379.70
kr188,274
|
$221.46
₫5,397,475
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.31
kr9,459
|
$41.86
₫1,020,160
|
|
pay 23.8% more for childcare
|
Reykjavik
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.44
kr38,541
|
$226.70
₫5,525,342
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,058.18
kr826,699
|
$10,132.35
₫246,950,206
|
|
pay 74.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Reykjavik
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.47
kr1,292
|
$0.94
₫22,814
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.53
kr618
|
$1.86
₫45,377
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.66
kr1,590
|
$1.29
₫31,392
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.30
kr9,184
|
$24.96
₫608,423
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.66
kr1,864
|
$3.86
₫94,063
|
|
pay 44.4% less for clothing
|
Reykjavik
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$108.17
kr14,760
|
$33.66
₫820,428
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.41
kr5,924
|
$29.49
₫718,758
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$137.74
kr18,796
|
$90.06
₫2,194,921
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$182.49
kr24,903
|
$106.00
₫2,583,435
|
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