Cost of living comparison
Brazil is 31.7% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Brazil instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 78.8% more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,885
|
$4.96
R$25.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫124,795
|
$6.29
R$31.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫15,092
|
$1.02
R$5.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,770
|
$0.63
R$3.18
|
|
pay 10.3% less for groceries
Vietnam
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫28,098
|
$1.39
R$7.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫175,932
|
$4.04
R$20.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,762
|
$3.80
R$19.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,099
|
$1.92
R$9.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫45,280
|
$1.81
R$9.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫35,523
|
$0.74
R$3.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫13,227
|
$0.49
R$2.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,753
|
$0.44
R$2.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,563
|
$0.70
R$3.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,092
|
$0.47
R$2.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,704
|
$0.45
R$2.29
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫102,959
|
$4.69
R$23.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫203,250
|
$43.51
R$220.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,029,943,428
|
$19,854.65
R$100,712.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫150,839
|
$7.69
R$39.02
|
|
pay 24.5% more for housing
Vietnam
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫254,603
|
$19.91
R$101.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,270,917
|
$281.83
R$1,429.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,628,623
|
$182.14
R$923.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,063,849
|
$58.55
R$296.99
|
|
pay 15.9% less for childcare
Vietnam
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,761,966
|
$251.18
R$1,274.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫257,525,912
|
$5,814.17
R$29,492.40
|
|
pay 36.0% more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,791
|
$1.62
R$8.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫47,320
|
$1.57
R$7.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫32,737
|
$2.32
R$11.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫634,479
|
$23.14
R$117.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫98,091
|
$5.80
R$29.41
|
|
pay 0.8% less for clothing
Vietnam
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫855,563
|
$43.10
R$218.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫749,539
|
$40.84
R$207.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,288,919
|
$70.61
R$358.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,694,072
|
$54.94
R$278.69
|
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