Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 38.3% cheaper than Timor-Leste.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Timor-Leste, you would:
pay 56.8% less for restaurants
|
Timor-Leste
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$1.96
₫46,089
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.50
|
$4.91
₫115,300
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
|
$0.59
₫13,944
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
|
$0.38
₫9,026
|
|
pay 21.6% less for groceries
|
Timor-Leste
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.98
|
$1.11
₫25,960
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
|
$6.92
₫162,546
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.03
|
$5.46
₫128,205
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.52
|
$1.62
₫37,972
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.86
|
$1.78
₫41,835
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
|
$1.40
₫32,820
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
|
$0.52
₫12,221
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.53
|
$0.78
₫18,250
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
|
$0.49
₫11,607
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
|
$0.55
₫13,020
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
|
$0.54
₫12,662
|
|
pay 41.3% less for transportation
|
Timor-Leste
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
|
$4.05
₫95,125
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$8.00
₫187,786
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$40,523.11
₫951,581,844
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.00
|
$5.93
₫139,362
|
|
pay 67.2% less for housing
|
Timor-Leste
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.50
|
$10.02
₫235,232
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$890.00
|
$364.76
₫8,565,555
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$750.00
|
$221.46
₫5,200,379
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.03
|
$41.86
₫982,908
|
|
pay 35.6% less for childcare
|
Timor-Leste
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$333.33
|
$226.70
₫5,323,576
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,666.67
|
$10,132.35
₫237,932,469
|
|
pay 46.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Timor-Leste
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
|
$0.94
₫21,981
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.00
|
$1.86
₫43,720
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.75
|
$1.29
₫30,246
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.00
|
$24.96
₫586,206
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
|
$3.86
₫90,628
|
|
pay 0.3% more for clothing
|
Timor-Leste
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.67
|
$33.66
₫790,469
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.00
|
$29.49
₫692,512
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.25
|
$90.06
₫2,114,770
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.50
|
$106.00
₫2,489,098
|
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