Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 27.7% more expensive than Valencia.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Valencia, you would:
pay 58.5% less for restaurants
Valencia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
VEF99.75
|
$1.96
₫49,967
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.00
VEF89.77
|
$4.91
₫125,002
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.25
VEF12.47
|
$0.59
₫15,117
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
VEF8.65
|
$0.38
₫9,786
|
|
pay 4.1% more for groceries
Valencia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.15
VEF21.45
|
$1.11
₫28,144
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.04
VEF20.31
|
$6.92
₫176,223
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.06
VEF70.44
|
$5.46
₫138,992
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
VEF22.79
|
$1.62
₫41,167
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.18
VEF21.78
|
$1.78
₫45,355
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
VEF18.65
|
$1.40
₫35,582
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
VEF4.86
|
$0.52
₫13,249
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
VEF7.07
|
$0.78
₫19,785
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
VEF6.74
|
$0.49
₫12,583
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
VEF6.36
|
$0.55
₫14,115
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
VEF7.40
|
$0.54
₫13,727
|
|
pay 6.8% more for transportation
Valencia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
$4.05
₫103,129
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$57.50
VEF573.53
|
$8.00
₫203,586
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
VEF249,362.52
|
$40,523.11
₫1,031,647,414
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.00
VEF159.59
|
$5.93
₫151,088
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Valencia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.00
VEF418.93
|
$10.02
₫255,024
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$157.50
VEF1,570.98
|
$364.76
₫9,286,256
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$151.25
VEF1,508.64
|
$221.46
₫5,637,936
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$10.46
VEF104.34
|
$41.86
₫1,065,609
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Valencia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$69.78
VEF695.99
|
$226.70
₫5,771,499
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,633.33
VEF56,189.69
|
$10,132.35
₫257,951,975
|
|
pay 28.2% less for entertainment and sports
Valencia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
VEF9.97
|
$0.94
₫23,831
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
VEF17.82
|
$1.86
₫47,398
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
VEF34.91
|
$1.29
₫32,791
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.00
VEF648.34
|
$24.96
₫635,529
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
VEF44.89
|
$3.86
₫98,253
|
|
pay 17.0% more for clothing
Valencia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.75
VEF406.46
|
$33.66
₫856,979
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.33
VEF282.61
|
$29.49
₫750,779
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.77
VEF755.76
|
$90.06
₫2,292,706
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.25
VEF650.84
|
$106.00
₫2,698,529
|
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