Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 2.2 times more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 16.8% less for restaurants
Somalia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
SOS2,281
|
$1.96
₫49,942
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
SOS2,851
|
$4.91
₫124,938
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS356
|
$0.59
₫15,110
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
SOS242
|
$0.38
₫9,781
|
|
pay 10.1% more for groceries
Somalia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
SOS664
|
$1.11
₫28,130
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.48
SOS1,414
|
$6.92
₫176,133
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
SOS3,036
|
$5.46
₫138,921
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
SOS1,293
|
$1.62
₫41,146
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,076
|
$1.78
₫45,332
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
SOS960
|
$1.40
₫35,563
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
SOS379
|
$0.52
₫13,243
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
SOS724
|
$0.78
₫19,775
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
SOS238
|
$0.49
₫12,577
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS273
|
$0.55
₫14,108
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS275
|
$0.54
₫13,720
|
|
pay 67.5% more for transportation
Somalia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SOS2,195
|
$4.05
₫103,077
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.50
SOS24,236
|
$8.00
₫203,483
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,375.00
SOS4,775,960
|
$40,523.11
₫1,031,122,403
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.60
SOS5,475
|
$5.93
₫151,011
|
|
pay 30.9% more for housing
Somalia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.00
SOS23,381
|
$10.02
₫254,894
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$197.57
SOS112,668
|
$364.76
₫9,281,530
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.54
SOS49,352
|
$221.46
₫5,635,066
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.50
SOS40,774
|
$41.86
₫1,065,067
|
|
pay 7.5 times more for childcare
Somalia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.88
SOS29,582
|
$226.70
₫5,768,562
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$950.00
SOS541,751
|
$10,132.35
₫257,820,702
|
|
pay 12.2% less for entertainment and sports
Somalia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
SOS4,562
|
$0.94
₫23,818
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.12
SOS638
|
$1.86
₫47,374
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
SOS1,098
|
$1.29
₫32,774
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.62
SOS14,613
|
$24.96
₫635,206
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SOS2,281
|
$3.86
₫98,203
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Somalia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.04
SOS10,289
|
$33.66
₫856,543
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.50
SOS11,690
|
$29.49
₫750,397
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.33
SOS12,166
|
$90.06
₫2,291,539
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.17
SOS29,178
|
$106.00
₫2,697,156
|
|
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