Cost of living comparison

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Vietnam vs. Tennessee Cost of Living Summary
Vietnam vs. Tennessee Cost Breakdown

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

pay 76.7% less for restaurants

 
Tennessee
Vietnam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $17.86
 
$1.92
₫48,751
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.51
 
$4.34
₫110,204
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.54
 
$0.54
₫13,674

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pay 47.4% less for groceries

 
Tennessee
Vietnam
Bread
1 loaf
$2.90
 
$0.90
₫22,912
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.63
 
$6.05
₫153,712
Milk (1 gallon) $3.62
 
$5.46
₫138,664

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pay 29.8% less for transportation

 
Tennessee
Vietnam
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.06
 
$3.47
₫88,040
Monthly public transit pass $41.50
 
$7.11
₫180,471
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $31,466.25
 
$35,423.92
₫899,427,285

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pay 79.8% less for housing

 
Tennessee
Vietnam
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$66.90
 
$8.68
₫220,471
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,303.80
 
$297.09
₫7,543,211
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,173.17
 
$207.27
₫5,262,651

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pay 53.9% less for childcare

 
Tennessee
Vietnam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,030.34
 
$205.27
₫5,211,791
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $17,284.00
 
$12,496.31
₫317,286,207

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pay 68.7% less for entertainment and sports

 
Tennessee
Vietnam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.95
 
$0.88
₫22,251
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.12
 
$1.58
₫40,124
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$7.10
 
$1.27
₫32,138

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pay 32.5% less for clothing

 
Tennessee
Vietnam
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$53.07
 
$28.00
₫710,857
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$43.48
 
$22.19
₫563,507
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$85.12
 
$79.50
₫2,018,416

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