Cost of Living Comparison

VND

COMPARED TO

USD

Ecuador is 38.6% more expensive than Vietnam.

If you lived in Ecuador instead of Vietnam, you would:

pay 46.4% more for restaurants

	Vietnam	Ecuador
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.82 ₫41,335	$3.00	+64.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.03 ₫91,488	$5.48	+36.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 ₫12,490	$0.69	+25.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 ₫7,559	$0.53	+59.0%
Average			+46.4%

Vietnam vs. Ecuador - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.9% less for groceries

	Vietnam	Ecuador
Bread 1 loaf	$0.75 ₫17,071	$1.39	+84.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.76 ₫176,144	$1.95	-74.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.60 ₫127,115	$3.82	-31.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.25 ₫28,340	$1.51	+20.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.57 ₫35,712	$2.12	+34.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.30 ₫29,601	$0.78	-40.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.43 ₫9,861	$0.46	+5.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 ₫16,214	$0.48	-32.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.38 ₫8,668	$0.49	+28.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 ₫12,407	$0.40	-26.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 ₫10,167	$0.45	-0.1%
Average			-2.9%

Vietnam vs. Ecuador - Cost of groceries

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pay 45.5% more for transportation

	Vietnam	Ecuador
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.32 ₫75,381	$2.23	-32.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.65 ₫173,722	$16.99	+122.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$40,556.96 ₫920,805,117	$27,687.50	-31.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.50 ₫124,893	$12.34	+124.4%
Average			+45.5%

Vietnam vs. Ecuador - Cost of transportation

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pay 54.4% more for housing

	Vietnam	Ecuador
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.41 ₫258,961	$40.36	+253.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$378.72 ₫8,598,392	$378.97	+0.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$269.04 ₫6,108,326	$262.59	-2.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.96 ₫1,066,244	$31.10	-33.8%
Average			+54.4%

Vietnam vs. Ecuador - Cost of housing

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pay 6.8% more for childcare

	Vietnam	Ecuador
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$137.34 ₫3,118,157	$214.20	+56.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,034.52 ₫205,119,690	$5,207.59	-42.4%
Average			+6.8%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Vietnam	Ecuador
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.99 ₫22,450	$1.73	+75.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.70 ₫38,494	$1.97	+16.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.16 ₫26,239	$5.11	+341.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.60 ₫513,030	$38.69	+71.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.61 ₫82,024	$6.05	+67.4%
Average			+114.4%

Vietnam vs. Ecuador - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 5.8% more for clothing

	Vietnam	Ecuador
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.35 ₫847,944	$51.55	+38.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.24 ₫777,342	$41.07	+19.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.76 ₫2,401,212	$89.80	-15.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.06 ₫1,953,894	$69.13	-19.7%
Average			+5.8%

Vietnam vs. Ecuador - Cost of clothing

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