Cost of living comparison

Sudan

compared to

Vietnam

Vietnam vs. Sudan Cost of Living Summary

Vietnam is 20.8% more expensive than Sudan overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.9% more in Vietnam
Groceries: pay 14.7% less in Vietnam
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Vietnam
Housing: pay 4.4% less in Vietnam
Childcare: pay 3.9 times more in Vietnam
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.1% less in Vietnam
Clothing: pay 2.8 times more in Vietnam

The cost of childcare, clothing, transportation, and restaurants in Vietnam are more expensive than in Sudan. Expenses including groceries, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Vietnam. Notably, childcare, clothing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Vietnam.

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Vietnam vs. Sudan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vietnam instead of Sudan, you would:

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pay 2.9% more for restaurants

	Sudan	Vietnam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.36 SDG1,418.54	$1.93 ₫49,968	-18.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.71 SDG1,627.06	$4.06 ₫105K	+50.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 SDG308.57	$0.50 ₫13,022	-2.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 SDG222.64	$0.30 ₫7,715	-19.5%
Average			+2.9%

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pay 14.7% less for groceries

	Sudan	Vietnam
Bread 1 loaf	$1.40 SDG842.10	$0.96 ₫24,827	-31.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$5.37 ₫139K
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.13 SDG3,083.40	$5.69 ₫147K	+11.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.60 SDG2,164.24	$1.51 ₫39,111	-58.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.00 SDG1,204.41	$1.71 ₫44,332	-14.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.99 SDG1,197.70	$1.32 ₫34,270	-33.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.45 SDG272.84	$0.51 ₫13,159	+12.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 SDG423.87	$0.61 ₫15,883	-13.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 SDG447.82	$0.55 ₫14,322	-25.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 SDG280.14	$0.50 ₫12,823	+6.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 SDG211.93	$0.51 ₫13,288	+45.7%
Average			-14.7%

Sudan vs. Vietnam - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Sudan	Vietnam
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.29 SDG2,581.72	$3.36 ₫87,093	-21.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$7.12 ₫184K
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$5,000.00 SDG3M	$30,715.02 ₫795M	+514.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$5.75 ₫149K
Average			+102.7%

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pay 4.4% less for housing

	Sudan	Vietnam
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.29 SDG19,423.33	$8.92 ₫231K	-72.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$537.26 SDG323K	$387.95 ₫10M	-27.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$171.67 SDG103K	$257.72 ₫7M	+50.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.17 SDG32,585.77	$49.62 ₫1M	-8.4%
Average			-4.4%

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pay 3.9 times more for childcare

	Sudan	Vietnam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.29 SDG67,544.64	$321.30 ₫8M	+186.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,702.37 SDG2M	$14,628.65 ₫379M	+441.3%
Average			+293.6%

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pay 14.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Sudan	Vietnam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.38 SDG1,430.34	$0.91 ₫23,577	-61.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 SDG1,678.29	$1.63 ₫42,237	-41.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.81 SDG1,088.74	$1.36 ₫35,110	-25.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$8.00 SDG4,812.00	$20.59 ₫533K	+157.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.00 SDG2,406.00	$3.14 ₫81,316	-21.5%
Average			-14.1%

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pay 2.8 times more for clothing

	Sudan	Vietnam
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$41.00 ₫1M
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$8.70 SDG5,233.05	$24.08 ₫623K	+176.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$76.97 ₫2M
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$74.18 ₫2M
Average			+176.7%

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