Cost of living comparison
Haugesund is 3.8 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Haugesund instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 6.8 times more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Haugesund
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
₫46,748
|
$17.82
NOK193.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
₫110,261
|
$11.17
NOK121.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
₫13,956
|
$3.70
NOK40.11
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
₫8,778
|
$2.79
NOK30.27
|
|
pay 91.6% more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Haugesund
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
₫22,491
|
$1.54
NOK16.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₫153,160
|
$4.96
NOK53.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.38
₫137,049
|
$6.55
NOK71.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.49
₫37,952
|
$3.12
NOK33.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
₫38,622
|
$5.94
NOK64.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
₫32,196
|
$1.02
NOK11.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,198
|
$0.84
NOK9.10
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
₫16,144
|
$1.25
NOK13.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₫10,618
|
$1.30
NOK14.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,569
|
$0.79
NOK8.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,526
|
$0.93
NOK10.13
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Haugesund
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫88,567
|
$7.47
NOK81.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.87
₫174,795
|
$55.83
NOK605.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,303.88
₫873,316,784
|
$53,765.46
NOK582,969.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.70
₫145,060
|
$21.40
NOK232.06
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for housing
Vietnam
|
Haugesund
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.95
₫227,977
|
$61.26
NOK664.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.25
₫7,745,581
|
$1,425.25
NOK15,453.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.52
₫5,359,540
|
$833.97
NOK9,042.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.00
₫1,094,795
|
$178.25
NOK1,932.73
|
|
pay 18.4% less for childcare
Vietnam
|
Haugesund
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.34
₫5,405,726
|
$300.87
NOK3,262.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,971.85
₫304,782,280
|
$2,558.93
NOK27,746.02
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Haugesund
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
₫22,694
|
$9.21
NOK99.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
₫39,807
|
$4.30
NOK46.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.19
₫30,183
|
$14.61
NOK158.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.79
₫580,254
|
$36.20
NOK392.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.60
₫91,603
|
$13.96
NOK151.34
|
|
pay 85.1% more for clothing
Vietnam
|
Haugesund
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
₫731,284
|
$73.60
NOK798.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.06
₫587,124
|
$56.97
NOK617.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.55
₫2,076,090
|
$67.46
NOK731.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.83
₫2,337,939
|
$141.88
NOK1,538.39
|
|
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