Cost of living comparison
Jamaica is 98.1% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Jamaica instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,117
|
$6.50
$1,004.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫122,875
|
$5.73
$886.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫14,860
|
$1.08
$167.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,619
|
$0.75
$116.73
|
|
pay 96.5% more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫27,665
|
$2.24
$346.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫173,224
|
$6.96
$1,076.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫136,626
|
$11.65
$1,800.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫40,466
|
$2.75
$425.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫44,583
|
$3.16
$488.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫34,976
|
$3.10
$478.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫13,024
|
$1.43
$220.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,449
|
$1.52
$235.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,369
|
$1.00
$155.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫13,875
|
$1.05
$161.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,494
|
$1.15
$178.16
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫101,374
|
$5.00
$772.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫200,122
|
$50.10
$7,746.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,014,092,041
|
$38,646.23
$5,975,546.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫148,517
|
$24.01
$3,711.77
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Vietnam
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫250,684
|
$44.14
$6,824.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,128,233
|
$395.95
$61,222.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,541,996
|
$357.21
$55,232.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,047,476
|
$92.11
$14,242.31
|
|
pay 34.8% less for childcare
Vietnam
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,673,286
|
$212.08
$32,791.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫253,562,449
|
$3,750.38
$579,889.70
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,425
|
$2.19
$337.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫46,592
|
$3.22
$498.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫32,233
|
$9.14
$1,413.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫624,714
|
$36.18
$5,594.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫96,581
|
$8.84
$1,366.96
|
|
pay 24.3% less for clothing
Vietnam
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫842,396
|
$29.32
$4,533.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫738,003
|
$25.76
$3,982.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,253,691
|
$57.56
$8,899.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,652,608
|
$68.26
$10,555.08
|
|
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