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Vietnam vs. Santa Marta Cost of Living Summary

Vietnam is 11.7% cheaper than Santa Marta.

Restaurants: pay 43.7% less in Vietnam
Groceries: pay 3.0% more in Vietnam
Transportation: pay 21.3% less in Vietnam
Housing: pay 41.4% less in Vietnam
Childcare: pay 75.0% more in Vietnam
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.4% less in Vietnam
Clothing: pay 31.1% less in Vietnam

The cost of childcare and groceries in Vietnam are more expensive than in Santa Marta. Expenses including restaurants, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Vietnam.

Vietnam vs. Santa Marta Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vietnam instead of Santa Marta, you would:

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pay 43.7% less for restaurants

	Santa Marta	Vietnam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.88 COP14,761.42	$1.88 ₫49,580	-51.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.06 COP34,443.31	$4.13 ₫108,618	-54.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.72 COP2,755.46	$0.53 ₫13,929	-26.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 COP1,869.78	$0.29 ₫7,500	-42.0%
Average			-43.7%

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pay 3.0% more for groceries

	Santa Marta	Vietnam
Bread 1 loaf	$1.73 COP6,560.63	$0.86 ₫22,612	-50.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.67 COP10,168.98	$5.32 ₫139,868	+98.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.60 COP17,508.46	$5.20 ₫136,878	+13.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.55 COP9,709.73	$1.45 ₫38,078	-43.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.76 COP10,504.77	$1.56 ₫40,952	-43.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.06 COP4,034.35	$1.18 ₫31,150	+11.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.36 COP1,383.77	$0.47 ₫12,391	+29.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.53 COP2,023.58	$0.58 ₫15,134	+8.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 COP2,202.13	$0.49 ₫12,912	-15.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 COP1,145.70	$0.46 ₫12,218	+54.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.67 COP2,529.48	$0.47 ₫12,272	-29.9%
Average			+3.0%

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pay 21.3% less for transportation

	Santa Marta	Vietnam
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.91 COP14,856.37	$3.19 ₫83,959	-18.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.53 COP59,045.67	$6.64 ₫174,791	-57.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,963.08 COP79,711,656.05	$33,225.24 ₫874,023,277	+58.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.50 COP70,362.76	$5.90 ₫155,283	-68.1%
Average			-21.3%

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pay 41.4% less for housing

	Santa Marta	Vietnam
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.70 COP78,727.56	$8.68 ₫228,261	-58.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$291.15 COP1,107,106.33	$310.38 ₫8,164,725	+6.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$381.17 COP1,449,388.35	$223.57 ₫5,881,276	-41.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$158.55 COP602,889.46	$43.27 ₫1,138,347	-72.7%
Average			-41.4%

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pay 75.0% more for childcare

	Santa Marta	Vietnam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$176.01 COP669,282.68	$199.23 ₫5,240,885	+13.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,176.07 COP19,681,890.38	$12,262.04 ₫322,565,235	+136.9%
Average			+75.0%

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pay 22.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Santa Marta	Vietnam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.04 COP3,936.38	$0.93 ₫24,490	-10.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.71 COP6,519.63	$1.60 ₫42,042	-6.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.85 COP10,825.04	$1.28 ₫33,628	-55.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$20.70 COP78,727.56	$20.38 ₫536,086	-1.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.18 COP19,681.89	$3.19 ₫84,021	-38.3%
Average			-22.4%

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pay 31.1% less for clothing

	Santa Marta	Vietnam
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.21 COP209,940.16	$31.66 ₫832,866	-42.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$56.76 COP215,844.73	$21.29 ₫560,156	-62.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$123.76 COP470,594.48	$72.72 ₫1,912,914	-41.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$63.41 COP241,103.16	$77.26 ₫2,032,532	+21.9%
Average			-31.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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