Cost of living comparison
Argentina is 39.0% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Argentina instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
₫46,742
|
$7.30
ARS6,646.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
₫110,247
|
$5.48
ARS4,989.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
₫13,955
|
$1.16
ARS1,055.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
₫8,777
|
$0.90
ARS822.80
|
|
pay 1.0% more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
₫22,488
|
$1.28
ARS1,168.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₫153,140
|
$3.38
ARS3,075.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.38
₫137,032
|
$3.48
ARS3,170.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.49
₫37,947
|
$1.56
ARS1,424.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
₫38,617
|
$2.03
ARS1,848.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
₫32,192
|
$0.77
ARS704.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,197
|
$0.69
ARS631.63
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
₫16,142
|
$0.55
ARS501.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₫10,617
|
$0.65
ARS591.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,567
|
$0.36
ARS325.24
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,524
|
$0.36
ARS325.09
|
|
pay 47.4% more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫88,556
|
$3.48
ARS3,170.43
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.87
₫174,773
|
$18.58
ARS16,915.79
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,303.88
₫873,205,703
|
$24,409.10
ARS22,224,331.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.70
₫145,042
|
$8.41
ARS7,657.38
|
|
pay 17.6% more for housing
Vietnam
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.95
₫227,948
|
$18.92
ARS17,222.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.25
₫7,744,596
|
$254.53
ARS231,745.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.52
₫5,358,858
|
$191.20
ARS174,090.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.00
₫1,094,656
|
$36.37
ARS33,118.85
|
|
pay 49.2% less for childcare
Vietnam
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.34
₫5,405,039
|
$144.96
ARS131,985.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,971.85
₫304,743,514
|
$3,988.68
ARS3,631,663.55
|
|
pay 37.6% more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
₫22,691
|
$1.79
ARS1,633.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
₫39,802
|
$1.85
ARS1,680.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.19
₫30,179
|
$1.92
ARS1,748.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.79
₫580,180
|
$19.65
ARS17,890.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.60
₫91,591
|
$4.34
ARS3,953.58
|
|
pay 69.0% more for clothing
Vietnam
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
₫731,191
|
$59.90
ARS54,542.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.06
₫587,049
|
$54.50
ARS49,621.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.55
₫2,075,826
|
$106.78
ARS97,220.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.83
₫2,337,642
|
$91.91
ARS83,685.93
|
|
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