Cost of living comparison
Colombia is 7.2% cheaper than Vietnam.
If you lived in Colombia instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 16.4% more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,745
|
$2.71
COP10,566.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫124,446
|
$5.26
COP20,511.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫15,050
|
$0.60
COP2,346.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,742
|
$0.46
COP1,789.21
|
|
pay 35.3% less for groceries
Vietnam
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫28,019
|
$0.87
COP3,403.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫175,439
|
$1.61
COP6,279.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,373
|
$3.28
COP12,778.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫40,984
|
$1.65
COP6,438.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫45,153
|
$1.55
COP6,065.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫35,423
|
$0.83
COP3,242.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫13,190
|
$0.29
COP1,145.42
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,697
|
$0.37
COP1,433.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,527
|
$0.40
COP1,545.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,052
|
$0.30
COP1,185.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,666
|
$0.33
COP1,304.23
|
|
pay 42.9% more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫102,671
|
$2.04
COP7,941.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫202,681
|
$23.61
COP92,123.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,027,058,167
|
$14,617.95
COP57,028,221.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫150,416
|
$11.28
COP44,005.36
|
|
pay 15.4% more for housing
Vietnam
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫253,889
|
$21.37
COP83,385.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,244,946
|
$208.57
COP813,679.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,612,856
|
$176.18
COP687,332.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,060,869
|
$46.64
COP181,953.53
|
|
pay 62.2% less for childcare
Vietnam
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,745,824
|
$104.33
COP407,035.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫256,804,485
|
$3,004.13
COP11,719,838.85
|
|
pay 8.6% less for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,725
|
$0.90
COP3,494.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫47,187
|
$1.21
COP4,703.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫32,645
|
$1.90
COP7,401.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫632,702
|
$18.34
COP71,552.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫97,816
|
$2.91
COP11,365.17
|
|
pay 19.3% less for clothing
Vietnam
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫853,166
|
$40.50
COP157,991.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫747,439
|
$27.32
COP106,599.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,282,507
|
$60.30
COP235,231.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,686,525
|
$45.16
COP176,173.49
|
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