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Vietnam vs. South Dakota Cost of Living Summary

Vietnam is 50.3% cheaper than South Dakota.

Restaurants: pay 77.5% less in Vietnam
Groceries: pay 49.9% less in Vietnam
Transportation: pay 34.8% less in Vietnam
Housing: pay 75.0% less in Vietnam
Childcare: pay 7.4% less in Vietnam
Entertainment and Sports: pay 72.1% less in Vietnam
Clothing: pay 35.1% less in Vietnam

Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, clothing, and transportation are lower in Vietnam.

Vietnam vs. South Dakota Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vietnam instead of South Dakota, you would:

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pay 77.5% less for restaurants

	South Dakota	Vietnam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.33	$1.88 ₫48,918	-84.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.19	$4.13 ₫107K	-59.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.03	$0.53 ₫13,743	-82.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.69	$0.29 ₫7,400	-83.1%
Average			-77.5%

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pay 49.9% less for groceries

	South Dakota	Vietnam
Bread 1 loaf	$3.01	$0.86 ₫22,310	-71.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.97	$5.32 ₫138K	-10.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.68	$5.20 ₫135K	+41.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.88	$1.45 ₫37,570	-70.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.68	$1.56 ₫40,405	-66.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.07	$1.18 ₫30,735	-42.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.89	$0.47 ₫12,226	-47.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.78	$0.58 ₫14,932	-67.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.21	$0.49 ₫12,740	-77.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.41	$0.46 ₫12,055	-67.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46	$0.47 ₫12,108	-68.0%
Average			-49.9%

South Dakota vs. Vietnam - Cost of groceries

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pay 34.8% less for transportation

	South Dakota	Vietnam
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.00	$3.19 ₫82,838	+6.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.00	$6.64 ₫172K	-77.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,568.55	$33,225.24 ₫862M	-6.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.14	$5.90 ₫153K	-61.0%
Average			-34.8%

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pay 75.0% less for housing

	South Dakota	Vietnam
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.40	$8.68 ₫225K	-82.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,053.00	$310.38 ₫8M	-70.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$974.82	$223.57 ₫6M	-77.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$144.28	$43.27 ₫1M	-70.0%
Average			-75.0%

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pay 7.4% less for childcare

	South Dakota	Vietnam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$715.00	$199.23 ₫5M	-72.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,800.00	$12,262.04 ₫318M	+57.2%
Average			-7.4%

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pay 72.1% less for entertainment and sports

	South Dakota	Vietnam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.42	$0.93 ₫24,163	-78.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.69	$1.60 ₫41,481	-66.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.38	$1.28 ₫33,179	-86.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.44	$20.38 ₫529K	-57.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.56	$3.19 ₫82,900	-72.4%
Average			-72.1%

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pay 35.1% less for clothing

	South Dakota	Vietnam
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$47.89	$31.66 ₫822K	-33.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.78	$21.29 ₫553K	-50.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.39	$72.72 ₫2M	-18.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$123.62	$77.26 ₫2M	-37.5%
Average			-35.1%

South Dakota vs. Vietnam - Cost of clothing

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