Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 51.8% more expensive than Sudan.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Sudan, you would:
pay 22.1% more for restaurants
|
Sudan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.08
SDG1,404.53
|
$2.06
₫48,141
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.10
SDG2,328.25
|
$4.84
₫112,942
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
SDG210.10
|
$0.58
₫13,580
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
SDG88.74
|
$0.39
₫9,096
|
|
pay 0.4% more for groceries
|
Sudan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
SDG422.43
|
$0.90
₫20,991
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.29
SDG1,045.24
|
$7.20
₫168,169
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.06
SDG2,767.63
|
$5.41
₫126,440
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
SDG917.21
|
$1.42
₫33,267
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
SDG1,209.69
|
$1.65
₫38,624
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$5.37
SDG2,450.52
|
$1.25
₫29,146
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
SDG155.18
|
$0.50
₫11,620
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
SDG366.18
|
$0.72
₫16,929
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
SDG492.95
|
$0.43
₫10,049
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
SDG290.98
|
$0.55
₫12,872
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
SDG255.91
|
$0.47
₫11,025
|
|
pay 16.9% less for transportation
|
Sudan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.34
SDG1,526.49
|
$4.22
₫98,459
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$35.00
SDG15,976.74
|
$7.61
₫177,802
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,000.00
SDG15,063,781.95
|
$41,229.46
₫962,855,151
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.17
SDG4,184.47
|
$5.48
₫127,937
|
|
pay 2.7% more for housing
|
Sudan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$95.63
SDG43,654.66
|
$10.34
₫241,536
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$422.82
SDG193,007.44
|
$370.83
₫8,660,137
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$200.97
SDG91,738.89
|
$231.89
₫5,415,472
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.50
SDG10,725.79
|
$46.24
₫1,079,874
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
|
Sudan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$68.09
SDG31,080.81
|
$170.02
₫3,970,476
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,128.43
SDG971,580.18
|
$10,518.96
₫245,655,321
|
|
pay 11.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sudan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.25
SDG1,027.08
|
$0.90
₫21,133
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
SDG835.29
|
$1.83
₫42,627
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.83
SDG833.60
|
$1.33
₫31,156
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.25
SDG9,242.44
|
$23.21
₫542,028
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.67
SDG760.12
|
$3.82
₫89,151
|
|
pay 71.2% more for clothing
|
Sudan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.67
SDG8,066.18
|
$36.93
₫862,358
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.57
SDG32,211.39
|
$35.21
₫822,265
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.87
SDG22,308.49
|
$92.94
₫2,170,558
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$37.97
SDG17,331.72
|
$89.47
₫2,089,331
|
|
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