Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 44.5% cheaper than South Carolina.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of South Carolina, you would:
pay 69.3% less for restaurants
|
South Carolina
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.18
|
$1.96
₫47,691
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.06
|
$4.91
₫119,307
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
|
$0.59
₫14,429
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
|
$0.38
₫9,340
|
|
pay 35.5% less for groceries
|
South Carolina
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.83
|
$1.11
₫26,862
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.90
|
$6.92
₫168,194
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
|
$5.46
₫132,659
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.28
|
$1.62
₫39,291
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.20
|
$1.78
₫43,289
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.09
|
$1.40
₫33,960
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
|
$0.52
₫12,646
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
|
$0.78
₫18,884
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.74
|
$0.49
₫12,010
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
|
$0.55
₫13,472
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
|
$0.54
₫13,102
|
|
pay 12.4% less for transportation
|
South Carolina
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
|
$4.05
₫98,431
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.60
|
$8.00
₫194,311
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,663.18
|
$40,523.11
₫984,646,171
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.09
|
$5.93
₫144,205
|
|
pay 78.3% less for housing
|
South Carolina
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.55
|
$10.02
₫243,405
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,496.22
|
$364.76
₫8,863,179
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,091.77
|
$221.46
₫5,381,075
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.97
|
$41.86
₫1,017,061
|
|
pay 47.8% less for childcare
|
South Carolina
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$885.76
|
$226.70
₫5,508,553
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,849.60
|
$10,132.35
₫246,199,836
|
|
pay 63.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
South Carolina
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.59
|
$0.94
₫22,745
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.33
|
$1.86
₫45,239
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.35
|
$1.29
₫31,297
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.74
|
$24.96
₫606,575
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.43
|
$3.86
₫93,777
|
|
pay 4.0% less for clothing
|
South Carolina
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.35
|
$33.66
₫817,935
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.42
|
$29.49
₫716,574
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.52
|
$90.06
₫2,188,251
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.39
|
$106.00
₫2,575,585
|
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