Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 32.8% more expensive than Sudan.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Sudan, you would:
pay 39.4% less for restaurants
Sudan
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.50
SDG4,511.25
|
$1.92
₫48,667
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SDG4,812.00
|
$4.34
₫110,013
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
SDG365.59
|
$0.54
₫13,650
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
SDG264.58
|
$0.33
₫8,242
|
|
pay 24.5% less for groceries
Sudan
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.14
SDG684.23
|
$0.90
₫22,872
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
SDG3,639.19
|
$6.05
₫153,446
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.13
SDG3,687.65
|
$5.46
₫138,424
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
SDG1,716.50
|
$1.46
₫37,019
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
SDG1,691.69
|
$1.55
₫39,210
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
SDG1,213.46
|
$1.20
₫30,357
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
SDG305.25
|
$0.43
₫10,800
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
SDG539.34
|
$0.57
₫14,455
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
SDG479.42
|
$0.45
₫11,319
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SDG359.30
|
$0.48
₫12,063
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
SDG256.16
|
$0.48
₫12,218
|
|
pay 50.9% less for transportation
Sudan
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
SDG3,147.44
|
$3.47
₫87,888
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SDG15,037.50
|
$7.11
₫180,159
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$35,423.92
₫897,872,277
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
SDG6,458.68
|
$5.64
₫143,007
|
|
pay 40.9% less for housing
Sudan
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.15
SDG42,193.66
|
$8.68
₫220,090
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$637.80
SDG383,634.48
|
$297.09
₫7,530,169
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$272.14
SDG163,693.55
|
$207.27
₫5,253,553
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.45
SDG23,729.50
|
$39.91
₫1,011,611
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
Sudan
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.07
SDG37,933.69
|
$205.27
₫5,202,780
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,057.46
SDG1,237,560.29
|
$12,496.31
₫316,737,655
|
|
pay 33.7% less for entertainment and sports
Sudan
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SDG1,203.00
|
$0.88
₫22,213
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
SDG1,431.60
|
$1.58
₫40,055
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
SDG1,082.70
|
$1.27
₫32,083
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
SDG20,050.00
|
$22.09
₫559,911
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SDG2,406.00
|
$3.38
₫85,625
|
|
pay 52.3% more for clothing
Sudan
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.17
SDG10,927.58
|
$28.00
₫709,628
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.00
SDG12,030.00
|
$22.19
₫562,533
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.00
SDG33,082.50
|
$79.50
₫2,014,926
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
SDG24,060.00
|
$79.86
₫2,024,113
|
|
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