Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 20.9% more expensive than Venezuela.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Venezuela, you would:
pay 56.2% less for restaurants
|
Venezuela
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.99
Bs79.74
|
$1.96
₫47,836
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.68
Bs86.60
|
$4.91
₫119,670
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
Bs11.71
|
$0.59
₫14,473
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
Bs8.79
|
$0.38
₫9,368
|
|
pay 6.3% more for groceries
|
Venezuela
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.84
Bs18.31
|
$1.11
₫26,944
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.19
Bs21.84
|
$6.92
₫168,707
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.36
Bs63.46
|
$5.46
₫133,064
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
Bs20.87
|
$1.62
₫39,411
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
Bs24.41
|
$1.78
₫43,421
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
Bs19.86
|
$1.40
₫34,064
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
Bs4.59
|
$0.52
₫12,684
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
Bs5.65
|
$0.78
₫18,942
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
Bs6.98
|
$0.49
₫12,047
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
Bs5.63
|
$0.55
₫13,513
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
Bs7.92
|
$0.54
₫13,142
|
|
pay 3.1% less for transportation
|
Venezuela
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.90
Bs18.92
|
$4.05
₫98,731
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.75
Bs376.54
|
$8.00
₫194,903
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,166.67
Bs310,871.95
|
$40,523.11
₫987,647,181
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.10
Bs260.30
|
$5.93
₫144,644
|
|
pay 69.6% more for housing
|
Venezuela
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.45
Bs393.53
|
$10.02
₫244,147
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$172.69
Bs1,722.45
|
$364.76
₫8,890,193
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$151.81
Bs1,514.18
|
$221.46
₫5,397,475
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$14.14
Bs141.06
|
$41.86
₫1,020,160
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
|
Venezuela
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$61.35
Bs611.96
|
$226.70
₫5,525,342
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,600.00
Bs75,806.21
|
$10,132.35
₫246,950,206
|
|
pay 26.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Venezuela
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
Bs12.94
|
$0.94
₫22,814
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
Bs16.07
|
$1.86
₫45,377
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.77
Bs37.65
|
$1.29
₫31,392
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
Bs332.45
|
$24.96
₫608,423
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.39
Bs53.75
|
$3.86
₫94,063
|
|
pay 4.6% more for clothing
|
Venezuela
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.98
Bs528.42
|
$33.66
₫820,428
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.48
Bs383.83
|
$29.49
₫718,758
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.40
Bs682.30
|
$90.06
₫2,194,921
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.31
Bs721.21
|
$106.00
₫2,583,435
|
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