Vietnam vs. United Arab Emirates Cost of Living Summary
Vietnam vs. United Arab Emirates Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vietnam instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:

pay 53.2% less for restaurants

 
United Arab Emirates
Vietnam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.01
AED29.44
$1.92
₫48,597
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.22
AED30.19
$4.34
₫109,855
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.02
AED3.73
$0.54
₫13,631

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pay 15.6% less for groceries

 
United Arab Emirates
Vietnam
Bread
1 loaf
$1.26
AED4.64
$0.90
₫22,840
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.08
AED18.66
$6.05
₫153,225
Milk (1 gallon) $6.80
AED24.96
$5.46
₫138,225

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pay 30.4% less for transportation

 
United Arab Emirates
Vietnam
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.06
AED11.23
$3.47
₫87,762
Monthly public transit pass $48.60
AED178.50
$7.11
₫179,900
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $42,240.06
AED155,143.53
$35,423.92
₫896,581,525

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pay 78.5% less for housing

 
United Arab Emirates
Vietnam
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$95.75
AED351.69
$8.68
₫219,774
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,395.59
AED5,125.85
$297.09
₫7,519,344
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $985.52
AED3,619.73
$207.27
₫5,246,000

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pay 3.2% less for childcare

 
United Arab Emirates
Vietnam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $507.75
AED1,864.93
$205.27
₫5,195,301
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,162.28
AED29,979.24
$12,496.31
₫316,282,323

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pay 77.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
United Arab Emirates
Vietnam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $10.55
AED38.75
$0.88
₫22,181
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.03
AED18.46
$1.58
₫39,997
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.23
AED22.87
$1.27
₫32,036

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pay 38.5% less for clothing

 
United Arab Emirates
Vietnam
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$64.14
AED235.59
$28.00
₫708,608
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$64.91
AED238.42
$22.19
₫561,724
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$93.31
AED342.71
$79.50
₫2,012,030

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