Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 49.4% cheaper than Valletta.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Valletta, you would:
pay 73.2% less for restaurants
Valletta
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.59
€16.50
|
$1.96
₫49,942
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
$4.91
₫124,938
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.21
|
$0.59
₫15,110
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
€1.71
|
$0.38
₫9,781
|
|
pay 32.1% less for groceries
Valletta
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.74
€1.63
|
$1.11
₫28,130
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
€6.01
|
$6.92
₫176,133
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
€3.79
|
$5.46
₫138,921
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.10
€2.90
|
$1.62
₫41,146
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
€4.21
|
$1.78
₫45,332
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.17
|
$1.40
₫35,563
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.52
₫13,243
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.02
|
$0.78
₫19,775
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.73
|
$0.49
₫12,577
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.17
|
$0.55
₫14,108
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.40
|
$0.54
₫13,720
|
|
pay 15.3% less for transportation
Valletta
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
€5.31
|
$4.05
₫103,077
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.59
€26.81
|
$8.00
₫203,483
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,690.64
€17,529.32
|
$40,523.11
₫1,031,122,403
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.39
€24.75
|
$5.93
₫151,011
|
|
pay 72.2% less for housing
Valletta
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.54
€48.33
|
$10.02
₫254,894
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,026.15
€962.39
|
$364.76
₫9,281,530
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$907.05
€850.69
|
$221.46
₫5,635,066
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.11
€123.90
|
$41.86
₫1,065,067
|
|
pay 34.8% less for childcare
Valletta
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$677.26
€635.18
|
$226.70
₫5,768,562
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,444.77
€9,795.80
|
$10,132.35
₫257,820,702
|
|
pay 69.5% less for entertainment and sports
Valletta
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.12
|
$0.94
₫23,818
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.14
€2.95
|
$1.86
₫47,374
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.05
€5.67
|
$1.29
₫32,774
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.88
€86.17
|
$24.96
₫635,206
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.49
€15.47
|
$3.86
₫98,203
|
|
pay 48.8% less for clothing
Valletta
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$129.19
€121.16
|
$33.66
₫856,543
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$71.46
€67.02
|
$29.49
₫750,397
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.31
€114.71
|
$90.06
₫2,291,539
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$166.29
€155.96
|
$106.00
₫2,697,156
|
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