Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 33.1% more expensive than Swaziland.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 45.7% more for restaurants
Swaziland
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.99
SZL18.93
|
$1.96
₫49,942
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.25
SZL43.12
|
$4.91
₫124,938
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
SZL13.72
|
$0.59
₫15,110
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
SZL8.96
|
$0.38
₫9,781
|
|
pay 70.8% more for groceries
Swaziland
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
SZL10.91
|
$1.11
₫28,130
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
SZL68.49
|
$6.92
₫176,133
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.78
SZL91.75
|
$5.46
₫138,921
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
SZL23.18
|
$1.62
₫41,146
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
SZL37.26
|
$1.78
₫45,332
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
SZL12.54
|
$1.40
₫35,563
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
SZL4.62
|
$0.52
₫13,243
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.24
SZL4.53
|
$0.78
₫19,775
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SZL11.30
|
$0.49
₫12,577
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
SZL6.69
|
$0.55
₫14,108
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
SZL6.92
|
$0.54
₫13,720
|
|
pay 3.4% less for transportation
Swaziland
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
SZL88.08
|
$4.05
₫103,077
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.78
SZL552.16
|
$8.00
₫203,483
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,448.00
SZL315,518.59
|
$40,523.11
₫1,031,122,403
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.79
SZL475.49
|
$5.93
₫151,011
|
|
pay 36.7% less for housing
Swaziland
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.19
SZL1,001.25
|
$10.02
₫254,894
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$398.13
SZL7,637.31
|
$364.76
₫9,281,530
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.82
SZL5,271.74
|
$221.46
₫5,635,066
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.78
SZL1,300.23
|
$41.86
₫1,065,067
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Swaziland
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.00
SZL2,359.48
|
$226.70
₫5,768,562
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,243.31
SZL62,215.70
|
$10,132.35
₫257,820,702
|
|
pay 14.0% more for entertainment and sports
Swaziland
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
SZL18.93
|
$0.94
₫23,818
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.99
SZL18.93
|
$1.86
₫47,374
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
SZL38.45
|
$1.29
₫32,774
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.50
SZL508.34
|
$24.96
₫635,206
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.02
SZL57.85
|
$3.86
₫98,203
|
|
pay 6.9% less for clothing
Swaziland
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.17
SZL1,000.84
|
$33.66
₫856,543
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.41
SZL525.86
|
$29.49
₫750,397
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.51
SZL1,755.34
|
$90.06
₫2,291,539
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.17
SZL1,998.28
|
$106.00
₫2,697,156
|
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