Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 20.4% cheaper than Seychelles.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Seychelles, you would:
pay 68.6% less for restaurants
Seychelles
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.31
SCR167.82
|
$1.96
₫49,885
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.67
SCR90.93
|
$4.91
₫124,795
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.58
SCR48.82
|
$0.59
₫15,092
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
SCR26.78
|
$0.38
₫9,770
|
|
pay 19.7% less for groceries
Seychelles
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
SCR23.28
|
$1.11
₫28,098
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.81
SCR147.29
|
$6.92
₫175,932
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.07
SCR82.75
|
$5.46
₫138,762
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
SCR37.71
|
$1.62
₫41,099
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.87
SCR25.49
|
$1.78
₫45,280
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
SCR18.53
|
$1.40
₫35,523
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.28
SCR17.43
|
$0.52
₫13,227
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
SCR7.47
|
$0.78
₫19,753
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.42
SCR32.96
|
$0.49
₫12,563
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SCR7.99
|
$0.55
₫14,092
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SCR6.61
|
$0.54
₫13,704
|
|
pay 23.6% less for transportation
Seychelles
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
SCR67.95
|
$4.05
₫102,959
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.35
SCR277.36
|
$8.00
₫203,250
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,561.80
SCR334,762.01
|
$40,523.11
₫1,029,943,428
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.32
SCR399.56
|
$5.93
₫150,839
|
|
pay 68.8% less for housing
Seychelles
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.39
SCR1,681.71
|
$10.02
₫254,603
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$815.01
SCR11,108.11
|
$364.76
₫9,270,917
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$817.50
SCR11,141.97
|
$221.46
₫5,628,623
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$92.92
SCR1,266.47
|
$41.86
₫1,063,849
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Seychelles
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.50
SCR2,555.46
|
$226.70
₫5,761,966
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,304.21
SCR45,034.27
|
$10,132.35
₫257,525,912
|
|
pay 67.1% less for entertainment and sports
Seychelles
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
SCR49.90
|
$0.94
₫23,791
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
SCR57.76
|
$1.86
₫47,320
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.04
SCR150.43
|
$1.29
₫32,737
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.83
SCR965.30
|
$24.96
₫634,479
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.06
SCR109.92
|
$3.86
₫98,091
|
|
pay 8.9% less for clothing
Seychelles
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.46
SCR605.98
|
$33.66
₫855,563
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.25
SCR862.09
|
$29.49
₫749,539
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.18
SCR1,147.27
|
$90.06
₫2,288,919
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.50
SCR1,069.96
|
$106.00
₫2,694,072
|
|
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