Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 27.4% cheaper than Santiago.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 63.1% less for restaurants
Santiago
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.94
CLF0.3900
|
$1.96
₫48,618
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.55
CLF0.3000
|
$4.91
₫121,627
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
CLF0.0500
|
$0.59
₫14,709
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
CLF0.0400
|
$0.38
₫9,522
|
|
pay 16.1% less for groceries
Santiago
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.72
CLF0.0600
|
$1.11
₫27,384
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.03
CLF0.2100
|
$6.92
₫171,465
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
CLF0.1700
|
$5.46
₫135,239
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.35
CLF0.1200
|
$1.62
₫40,055
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.42
CLF0.1200
|
$1.78
₫44,130
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
CLF0.0300
|
$1.40
₫34,621
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$0.52
₫12,892
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$0.78
₫19,251
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
$0.49
₫12,244
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$0.55
₫13,734
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
$0.54
₫13,357
|
|
pay 7.9% less for transportation
Santiago
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.15
CLF0.2200
|
$4.05
₫100,345
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.88
CLF1.7400
|
$8.00
₫198,090
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,775.09
CLF633.3400
|
$40,523.11
₫1,003,792,613
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.20
CLF0.3600
|
$5.93
₫147,009
|
|
pay 52.7% less for housing
Santiago
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.79
CLF0.9200
|
$10.02
₫248,138
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$515.89
CLF18.3800
|
$364.76
₫9,035,524
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$484.85
CLF17.2800
|
$221.46
₫5,485,710
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.09
CLF4.3900
|
$41.86
₫1,036,837
|
|
pay 3.1% more for childcare
Santiago
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$427.49
CLF15.2300
|
$226.70
₫5,615,666
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,617.78
CLF235.8000
|
$10,132.35
₫250,987,191
|
|
pay 55.5% less for entertainment and sports
Santiago
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.91
CLF0.1400
|
$0.94
₫23,187
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
CLF0.1100
|
$1.86
₫46,119
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.74
CLF0.2000
|
$1.29
₫31,906
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.00
CLF1.3900
|
$24.96
₫618,370
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.33
CLF0.2600
|
$3.86
₫95,600
|
|
pay 0.2% more for clothing
Santiago
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.07
CLF2.0300
|
$33.66
₫833,840
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.83
CLF1.1300
|
$29.49
₫730,508
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.61
CLF2.6600
|
$90.06
₫2,230,802
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.33
CLF2.9300
|
$106.00
₫2,625,668
|
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