Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 25.5% cheaper than San Marino.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of San Marino, you would:
pay 63.8% less for restaurants
San Marino
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.47
|
$1.96
₫49,942
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.15
€6.70
|
$4.91
₫124,938
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
€1.91
|
$0.59
₫15,110
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
€1.03
|
$0.38
₫9,781
|
|
pay 8.0% less for groceries
San Marino
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.47
€1.37
|
$1.11
₫28,130
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.22
€4.90
|
$6.92
₫176,133
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.54
€4.26
|
$5.46
₫138,921
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.52
€2.36
|
$1.62
₫41,146
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.24
€3.04
|
$1.78
₫45,332
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$1.40
₫35,563
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.93
|
$0.52
₫13,243
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$0.78
₫19,775
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.49
₫12,577
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.53
|
$0.55
₫14,108
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.66
|
$0.54
₫13,720
|
|
pay 26.4% less for transportation
San Marino
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.55
€5.20
|
$4.05
₫103,077
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.13
€37.64
|
$8.00
₫203,483
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,638.17
€22,169.43
|
$40,523.11
₫1,031,122,403
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.79
€18.56
|
$5.93
₫151,011
|
|
pay 45.2% less for housing
San Marino
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.62
€30.59
|
$10.02
₫254,894
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$563.47
€528.46
|
$364.76
₫9,281,530
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$467.27
€438.23
|
$221.46
₫5,635,066
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.81
€51.41
|
$41.86
₫1,065,067
|
|
pay 23.7% more for childcare
San Marino
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$359.15
€336.84
|
$226.70
₫5,768,562
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,497.25
€5,155.68
|
$10,132.35
₫257,820,702
|
|
pay 47.4% less for entertainment and sports
San Marino
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.12
|
$0.94
₫23,818
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.36
€1.27
|
$1.86
₫47,374
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.50
€5.16
|
$1.29
₫32,774
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.96
€72.18
|
$24.96
₫635,206
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.97
€7.48
|
$3.86
₫98,203
|
|
pay 11.1% less for clothing
San Marino
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.46
€77.34
|
$33.66
₫856,543
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.98
€30.93
|
$29.49
₫750,397
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.96
€72.18
|
$90.06
₫2,291,539
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.85
€91.77
|
$106.00
₫2,697,156
|
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