Cost of living comparison
Guatemala is 46.4% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Guatemala instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 88.2% more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,746
|
$5.22
Q40.70
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫124,447
|
$5.77
Q44.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫15,050
|
$1.04
Q8.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,742
|
$0.75
Q5.81
|
|
pay 18.3% more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫28,019
|
$1.81
Q14.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫175,441
|
$2.52
Q19.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,375
|
$6.12
Q47.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫40,984
|
$1.93
Q15.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫45,154
|
$2.75
Q21.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫35,424
|
$1.43
Q11.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫13,191
|
$0.50
Q3.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,698
|
$1.05
Q8.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,528
|
$0.68
Q5.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,053
|
$0.71
Q5.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,666
|
$0.62
Q4.87
|
|
pay 16.6% more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫102,672
|
$3.76
Q29.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫202,684
|
$14.82
Q115.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,027,071,957
|
$17,182.24
Q133,970.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫150,418
|
$8.66
Q67.49
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Vietnam
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫253,893
|
$48.06
Q374.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,245,070
|
$396.59
Q3,092.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,612,931
|
$390.71
Q3,046.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,060,883
|
$53.38
Q416.17
|
|
pay 36.0% less for childcare
Vietnam
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,745,902
|
$172.19
Q1,342.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫256,807,933
|
$5,273.28
Q41,115.98
|
|
pay 91.6% more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,725
|
$2.15
Q16.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫47,188
|
$2.32
Q18.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫32,646
|
$3.36
Q26.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫632,710
|
$41.57
Q324.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫97,818
|
$6.84
Q53.32
|
|
pay 23.0% more for clothing
Vietnam
|
Guatemala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫853,178
|
$43.92
Q342.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫747,449
|
$47.75
Q372.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,282,537
|
$98.16
Q765.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,686,561
|
$95.99
Q748.47
|
|
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