Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 32.1% cheaper than Santiago.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 68.4% less for restaurants
Santiago
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.93
CLF0.3800
|
$1.84
₫46,742
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.75
CLF0.3000
|
$4.33
₫110,247
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
CLF0.0600
|
$0.55
₫13,955
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
CLF0.0400
|
$0.34
₫8,777
|
|
pay 25.7% less for groceries
Santiago
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
CLF0.0600
|
$0.88
₫22,488
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.60
CLF0.1900
|
$6.02
₫153,140
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
CLF0.1700
|
$5.38
₫137,032
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.00
CLF0.1400
|
$1.49
₫37,947
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
CLF0.1000
|
$1.52
₫38,617
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
$1.26
₫32,192
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
$0.44
₫11,197
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
$0.63
₫16,142
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$0.42
₫10,617
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
CLF0.0300
|
$0.49
₫12,567
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$0.49
₫12,524
|
|
pay 19.4% less for transportation
Santiago
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.36
CLF0.1800
|
$3.48
₫88,556
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.74
CLF1.5000
|
$6.87
₫174,773
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,494.37
CLF600.4400
|
$34,303.88
₫873,205,703
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
CLF0.4300
|
$5.70
₫145,042
|
|
pay 55.1% less for housing
Santiago
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.91
CLF0.7500
|
$8.95
₫227,948
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$543.19
CLF18.6400
|
$304.25
₫7,744,596
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$457.36
CLF15.7000
|
$210.52
₫5,358,858
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.58
CLF4.0400
|
$43.00
₫1,094,656
|
|
pay 13.5% more for childcare
Santiago
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.22
CLF13.9100
|
$212.34
₫5,405,039
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,858.55
CLF235.4000
|
$11,971.85
₫304,743,514
|
|
pay 56.7% less for entertainment and sports
Santiago
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.28
CLF0.1100
|
$0.89
₫22,691
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
$1.56
₫39,802
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.47
CLF0.1900
|
$1.19
₫30,179
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.95
CLF1.3700
|
$22.79
₫580,180
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.23
CLF0.2100
|
$3.60
₫91,591
|
|
pay 12.6% less for clothing
Santiago
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.28
CLF1.8600
|
$28.72
₫731,191
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.49
CLF1.1200
|
$23.06
₫587,049
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.64
CLF2.5600
|
$81.55
₫2,075,826
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.76
CLF2.7000
|
$91.83
₫2,337,642
|
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