Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
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Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
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Vietnam
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$1.96
₫47,691
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$4.91
₫119,307
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.59
₫14,429
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.38
₫9,340
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
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Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
|
Vietnam
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.11
₫26,862
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.92
₫168,194
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| Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.46
₫132,659
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$1.62
₫39,291
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.78
₫43,289
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| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.40
₫33,960
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.52
₫12,646
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| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.78
₫18,884
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.49
₫12,010
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.55
₫13,472
|
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| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.54
₫13,102
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pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
|
Vietnam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.05
₫98,431
|
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| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$8.00
₫194,311
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$40,523.11
₫984,646,171
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.93
₫144,205
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pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
|
Vietnam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$10.02
₫243,405
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$364.76
₫8,863,179
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$221.46
₫5,381,075
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$41.86
₫1,017,061
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pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
|
Vietnam
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$226.70
₫5,508,553
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$10,132.35
₫246,199,836
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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
|
Vietnam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$0.94
₫22,745
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$1.86
₫45,239
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.29
₫31,297
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$24.96
₫606,575
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.86
₫93,777
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
|
Vietnam
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$33.66
₫817,935
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$29.49
₫716,574
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$90.06
₫2,188,251
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| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$106.00
₫2,575,585
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