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Vietnam vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis Cost of Living Summary

Vietnam is 60.7% cheaper than Saint Kitts and Nevis overall.

Restaurants: pay 80.5% less in Vietnam
Groceries: pay 59.3% less in Vietnam
Housing: pay 54.9% less in Vietnam
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.7% less in Vietnam
Clothing: pay 54.1% less in Vietnam

Expenses including restaurants, groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Vietnam.

Vietnam vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vietnam instead of Saint Kitts and Nevis, you would:

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pay 80.5% less for restaurants

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Vietnam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.50 EC$50.00	$1.88 ₫49,592	-89.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.98 EC$37.77	$4.13 ₫109K	-70.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.04 EC$5.50	$0.53 ₫13,932	-74.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.28 EC$6.17	$0.29 ₫7,502	-87.5%
Average			-80.5%

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pay 59.3% less for groceries

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Vietnam
Bread 1 loaf	$3.70 EC$10.00	$0.86 ₫22,618	-76.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$5.32 ₫140K
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.25 EC$25.00	$5.20 ₫137K	-43.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.55 EC$15.00	$1.45 ₫38,087	-73.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.20 EC$11.34	$1.56 ₫40,961	-62.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.01 EC$5.44	$1.18 ₫31,158	-41.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 EC$3.77	$0.47 ₫12,394	-66.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$0.58 ₫15,138
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.68 EC$4.54	$0.49 ₫12,915	-70.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 EC$2.72	$0.46 ₫12,221	-53.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 EC$2.27	$0.47 ₫12,275	-44.4%
Average			-59.3%

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Vietnam
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$3.19 ₫83,979
Monthly public transit pass	??	$6.64 ₫175K
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$33,225.24 ₫874M
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$5.90 ₫155K

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pay 54.9% less for housing

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Vietnam
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$8.68 ₫228K
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$700.00 EC$1,891.79	$310.38 ₫8M	-55.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$650.00 EC$1,756.66	$223.57 ₫6M	-65.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 EC$206.67	$43.27 ₫1M	-43.4%
Average			-54.9%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Vietnam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$199.23 ₫5M
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$12,262.04 ₫323M

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pay 54.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Vietnam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.22 EC$6.00	$0.93 ₫24,496	-58.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 EC$10.00	$1.60 ₫42,052	-56.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$1.28 ₫33,636
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$20.38 ₫536K
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.29 EC$17.00	$3.19 ₫84,041	-49.2%
Average			-54.7%

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pay 54.1% less for clothing

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Vietnam
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$88.81 EC$240.00	$31.66 ₫833K	-64.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$21.29 ₫560K
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$129.51 EC$350.00	$72.72 ₫2M	-43.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$77.26 ₫2M
Average			-54.1%

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