Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 3.4 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 4.7 times more for restaurants
|
Vietnam
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.06
₫48,141
|
$15.00
kr2,051
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.84
₫112,942
|
$12.33
kr1,686
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
₫13,580
|
$2.20
kr301
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
₫9,096
|
$2.00
kr274
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
₫20,991
|
$3.14
kr430
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
₫168,169
|
$5.86
kr801
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.41
₫126,440
|
$5.16
kr706
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.42
₫33,267
|
$5.51
kr754
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.65
₫38,624
|
$7.10
kr971
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
₫29,146
|
$1.19
kr163
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
₫11,620
|
$1.08
kr148
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
₫16,929
|
$1.13
kr155
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
₫10,049
|
$1.70
kr233
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫12,872
|
$1.01
kr139
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
₫11,025
|
$0.66
kr91
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
₫98,459
|
$7.21
kr986
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.61
₫177,802
|
$85.09
kr11,636
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,229.46
₫962,855,151
|
$27,857.83
kr3,809,558
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.48
₫127,937
|
$21.37
kr2,922
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.34
₫241,536
|
$66.89
kr9,148
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.83
₫8,660,137
|
$1,349.42
kr184,533
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.89
₫5,415,472
|
$1,143.63
kr156,391
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.24
₫1,079,874
|
$70.86
kr9,690
|
|
pay 5.0% less for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.02
₫3,970,476
|
$277.52
kr37,951
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,518.96
₫245,655,321
|
$2,822.44
kr385,968
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
₫21,133
|
$7.85
kr1,074
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
₫42,627
|
$4.10
kr561
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.33
₫31,156
|
$11.37
kr1,555
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.21
₫542,028
|
$63.31
kr8,658
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.82
₫89,151
|
$11.69
kr1,599
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.93
₫862,358
|
$117.41
kr16,056
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.21
₫822,265
|
$55.13
kr7,539
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.94
₫2,170,558
|
$156.49
kr21,401
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$89.47
₫2,089,331
|
$191.54
kr26,193
|
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